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| using light energy from the sun to power a chemical process to makes organic molecules. |
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| a chemical process that harvests energy stored in organic molesules |
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| organisms that make their own organic matter from inorganic nutrients |
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| organisms that cannot make organic molecules from inorganic ones, so must consume autotrophs |
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| a process that requires oxygen |
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| chemical reactions that transfer electrons from one substanct to another |
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| the loss of electrons during a redox reaction |
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| the acceptance of electrons during a redox reaction |
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| a chemical machine that uses energy released by the fall of electrons to pump hydrogen ions across a membrane |
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| the anaerobic harvest of food energy |
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