new8 - autotroph organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds also called a

autotroph organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer heterotroph organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumers Adenosine triphosphate ATP, the main energy source that cells use for most of their work. It is made up of three phosphate groups, a 5-C sugar (ribose), and an adenine. photosynthesis process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches pigment light-absorbing molecules are found in chloroplasts, and are used by plants to gather the sun's energy Chlorophyll Light-absorbing pigment in plants and some protists that is required for photosynthesis; absorbs most wavelengths of light except for green. Chlorophyll A is the primary pigment in most plants.