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| Adenosine triphopshate (ATP) |
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| energy is stored as chemical energy by convering a relating but lower-energy molecule |
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| algae, plants, and some other organisms capture the sun's energy and use it to make glucose. |
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| photosynthesis begins when solar energy, in the form of sunlight, is absorbed by chemicals with an organism called. |
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| the most common photosynthetic pigment |
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| combines with water to help make glucose |
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| when photosynthesis converts carbon from an inorganic compound to a organic compound |
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| the product of photosynthesis |
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| obtain all the energy they need from sunlight and don't need to eat |
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| organisms that cannot produce their own food and must obtain energy from organic matter that was produced by autotrophs |
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| performed to use the solar energy stored in organic chemicals by photosynthesis |
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| the chemical reactions are different, but the net result of oxygen-dependent, respiration is esentially the reverse of photosynthesis. |
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| used if oxygen isnt available |
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| when autotrophs produce more organic matter than they use respiration, there is a net increase in organic matter |
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| organisms that perform primary production of food |
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| is the most mportant form of nitrogen in the ocean |
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