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8th Grade
03/07/2014

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benevolent
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adj. kind, desiring to help others
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enmity
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noun-ill will, hostility, hatred
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vivacious
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adj. lively, animated, extremely happy
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parasitical
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adj. describes someone or something who lives off others or lives off a host
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indefatigable
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adj. untiring, not yielding to tiredness
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ignominious
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adj. something described by shame, marked by contempt, discreditable
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blithely
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adverb; something done in a happy, joyous, or cheerful manner
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eloquence
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noun; fluent expression through speech
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sordid
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adj.; common, dirty
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infanticide
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noun; the murder of children or babies
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machination
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noun; a devious plot or scheme
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The process whereby plants capture energy and make organic molecules is known as
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photosynthesis
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In order to produce needed ATP, leaves carry out ________________ in the light and _________________ in the dark.
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photosynthesis/respiration
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Cellular respiration takes place in two stages that can best be explained by
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glycolysis, then aerobic respiration.
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When glycolysis occurs,
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a molecule of glucose is split and some ATP is produced.
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The source of oxygen produced during photosynthesis comes from
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water (H2O)
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ATP
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is made by all types of cells and is needed for cellular work.
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Water is the end product of
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the electron transport chain.
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When cells break down food molecules, the energy from the molecules in the food is
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temporarily stored in ATP molecules.
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Based on the cycle of photosyntheisis and cellular respiration, one can say taht the ultimate original source of energy for all living things on Earth is
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the sun.
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