Photosynthesis and Cell Respiration Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• light energy : energy from the sun
• kreb cycle : a series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water.
• photosynthesis : the process in which some organisms use water and carbon dioxide to make their own food.
• glucose : a sugar that is the major source of energy for the body.
• autotroph : an organism that makes its own food.
• lactic acid : the main end product of the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates in the body.
• heterotroph : an organism that cannot make its own food.
• stroma : a thick fluid within the chloroplast.
• chlorophyll : a green pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria.
• pigment : a colored chemical that absorbs light.
• grana : a stacks of thylakoids found in a chloroplast.
• atp : cellular energy and is short for adenosine triphosphate.
• stomata : small opening on a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move.
• chloroplast : a structure in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and uses it to produce food.
• mitochondria : rod-shaped cell structures that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions.
• fermentation : the process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen.
• glycolysis : the splitting of the six carbon molecule "glucose" into two 3-carbon molecules
• cellular respiration : this process requires oxygen and takes place inside cells.
• calvin cycle : a biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using atp