Energy and the Chemistry of Life
Part one:
1.
Two or more atoms combine to form a _______________________________.
2.
Silver, copper, carbon and hydrogen are examples of different kinds of _____________.
3.
A mousetrap which has been set possesses __________________ energy.
4.
The energy of motion is also known as ______________________ energy.
5.
True or False: All atoms possess protons and electrons, but at least one type lacks neutrons.
Part two:
6.
ATP is used by cells of all living things as a source of readily-available _____________.
7.
ATP levels in cells are renewed from ADP and inorganic phosphate through an important
metabolic process called ________________________________________________.
8.
In most cases, the sugar called __________ is critical to ATP renewal.
9.
In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and _______________ are combined in the presence of
sunlight and chlorophyll.
10.
True or False: Most chlorophyll is found in the green-colored organelles called mitochondria.
11.
Which molecules are produced as a result of photosynthesis?
12.
Which two molecules are combined during aerobic respiration?
13.
Photons of light are trapped by _____________________ molecules inside chloroplasts.
14.
Reactions which release energy, such as those in respiration, are called ________________.
15.
Special protein molecules called _______________________ can speed up the reactions.
16.
________________________ membranes in chloroplasts contain chlorophyll molecules.
17.
The fluid part of a chloroplast called the ______________ is where sugars are synthesized.
18.
The tiny holes in the surface of a leaf where gases are exchanged are called ___________.
19.
Organic molecules containing long chains of amino acids are called ___________________.
20.
______________________ is the transfer of energy in waves, such as from the sun.