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| Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) |
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| compound used by cells to store and release energy |
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| organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer |
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| organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer |
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| proess used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches |
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