| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Herbivore | arrow_right_alt | organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals |
Omnivore | arrow_right_alt | organism that obtains energy by eating animals |
carnivore | arrow_right_alt | An organism that specializes in breaking down dead tissues and waste products into smaller particles |
detritovores/decomposers | arrow_right_alt | organism that obtains energy by eating only plants |
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
food chain | arrow_right_alt | network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem |
trophic level | arrow_right_alt | series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten |
food web | arrow_right_alt | the group of organisms within an ecosystem which occupy the same level in a food chain. |
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Metabolism | arrow_right_alt | Chemical Reaction in which energy is primarily given off in the form of heat |
chemical reaction | arrow_right_alt | Absorbs heat |
Exothermic | arrow_right_alt | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
Endothermic | arrow_right_alt | the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials |
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Enzyme | arrow_right_alt | substances that are changed during a chemical reaction |
Active Site | arrow_right_alt | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction |
Catalyst | arrow_right_alt | loss of normal shape of a protein due to heat or other factors |
Product | arrow_right_alt | a region on an enzyme that binds to a protein or other substance during a reaction. |
activation energy | arrow_right_alt | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
Denaturation | arrow_right_alt | A type of protein that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing |
Reactant (substrate) | arrow_right_alt | a substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Matrix | arrow_right_alt | process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates |
Stroma | arrow_right_alt | Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis |
Grana | arrow_right_alt | The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water. |
chemosynthesis | arrow_right_alt | the stacks of thylakoids embedded in the stroma of a chloroplast. |
chlorophyll | arrow_right_alt | Innermost compartment of the mitochondrion Inner membrane The location of the electron transport system. |
| Draggable item | arrow_right_alt | Corresponding Item |
|---|---|---|
Fermentation | arrow_right_alt | Process that does not require oxygen |
anaerobic respiration | arrow_right_alt | Process that requires oxygen |
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) | arrow_right_alt | process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches |
aerobic respiration | arrow_right_alt | main energy source that cells use for most of their work |
Photosynthesis | arrow_right_alt | Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen |