Anchor Summary
Objectives- Identify and describe the cell structures involved in processing energy.
- Identify and describe how organisms obtain and transform energy for their life processes. |
Essential QuestionsWhere does photosynthesis occur?
How do different organisms obtain and use energy to survive in their environment? |
Important Notes
Key Terms
ATP- a small, soluble molecule that provides energy for reactions throughout the cell; ATP releases energy when a phosphate bond is broken.
Cellular respiration- a process that breaks down organic molecules such as glucose and captures the released energy in ATP.
Mitochondrion- a membrane-bound organelle where energy transformation takes place.
Photosynthesis- the process that converts light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in compounds such as glucose.
Chloroplasts- an organelle in plant cells that captures sunlight and transforms it to chemical energy.
Enzymes- a protein catalyst.
Organism- an individual living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungi, protist, or bacteria.
Eukaryote- an organism made of one or more complex cells with DNA contained in a nucleus and specialized membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryote- a unicellular organism lacking a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
Cellular respiration- a process that breaks down organic molecules such as glucose and captures the released energy in ATP.
Mitochondrion- a membrane-bound organelle where energy transformation takes place.
Photosynthesis- the process that converts light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in compounds such as glucose.
Chloroplasts- an organelle in plant cells that captures sunlight and transforms it to chemical energy.
Enzymes- a protein catalyst.
Organism- an individual living thing, such as an animal, plant, fungi, protist, or bacteria.
Eukaryote- an organism made of one or more complex cells with DNA contained in a nucleus and specialized membrane-bound organelles.
Prokaryote- a unicellular organism lacking a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.