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what is the equation of photosynthesis?
- 6CO2 + 6H2O--->light--->chlorophyl=
- C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2
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What is photosynthesis?
converts light energy into food
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What is the term for an organism that makes its own food?
autotroph
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What kind of autotroph makes its own food through light energy?
photoautotrophs
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What kind of autotroph makes its own energy through inorganic chemicals?
chemoautotrophs
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What are some examples of chemoautotrophs?
Some kinds of bacteria
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What kind of organism is considered a photoautotroph?
Plants
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What is a heterotroph?
an organism that cannot create its own food.
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Most organisms depend either directly or indirectly on the ____ for energy
sun
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