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fermentation
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cellular process of making ATP without oxygen
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anaerobic
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without oxygen
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autotroph
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organism that makes its own food
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a Plant
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photosynthesis
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process by which plants use the sun's energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars
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producer
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organism that makes its own food (autotroph) and produces organic molecules that serve as food for other organisms in its ecosystem
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an cow makes of _______ milk
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heterotroph
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organism that obtains food by eating other organisms
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consumer
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organism that obtains food by eating producers (autotrophs) or other consumers
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Humans
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cellular respiration
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chemical process that uses oxygen to convert chemical energy stored in organic molecules into ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
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kinetic energy
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energy of motion
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potential energy
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energy stored due to an object's position or arrangement
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thermal energy
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total amount of energy associated with the random movement of atoms and molecules in a sample of matter
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chemical energy
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potential to perform work due to the arrangement of atoms within molecules
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calorie
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amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 g of water 1°C
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ATP
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adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work
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aerobic
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requiring oxygen
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electron transport chain
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sequence of electron carrier molecules that transfer electrons and release energy during cellular respiration
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metabolism
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all of a cell's chemical processes
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glycolysis
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the splitting in half of a glucose molecule; the first stage of cellular respiration and fermentation
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Krebs cycle
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stage of cellular respiration that finishes the breakdown of pyruvic acid molecules to carbon dioxide, releasing energy
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ATP synthase
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protein structure in cell mitochondria that uses energy from H+ ions to convert ADP to ATP
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