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The sites of cellular respiration |
Mitochondria |
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The metabolic process that uses oxygen to drive the generation of ATP by extracting energy from sugars, fats, and other fuels |
Cellular respiration |
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Found in plants and algae |
Chloroplast |
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Sites of photosynthesis |
Chloroplast |
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Process that converts solar energy to chemical energy |
Photosynthesis |
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Programs the synthesis of the proteins made inside them |
DNA |
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The major energy currency of the cell |
ATP |
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Provides the energy for most of the energy-consuming activities |
ATP |
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Oval-shaped organelles found in most eukaryotic cells |
Mitochondria |
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The powerhouses of the cell |
Mitochondria |
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Serve to transform molecules such as glucose into an energy molecule known as adenosine triphosphate |
Mitochondria |
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Mitochondriaa selectively permeable membrane that surrounds the mitochondria |
Outer membrane |
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The site of attachment for the respiratory assembly of the electron transport chain and ATP synthesis |
Outer membrane |
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Has integral proteins and pores for transporting molecules just like the cell membrane |
Outer membrane |
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Folds inward to increase surface area for cellular metabolism |
Inner membrane |
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Contains ribosomes and DNA of mitochondria |
Inner membrane |
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Inner membrane of mitochondria that folds inward |
Cristae |
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Two enclosed spaces made by inner membrane in the mitochondria |
Intermembrane and matrix |
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Space between the outer membrane and the inner membrane |
Intermembrane space |
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Enclosed within the inner membrane |
Matrix |
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Has many protein based pores that are big enough to allow the passage of ions and molecules as large as a small protein |
Outer membrane |
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Location of glycolysis |
Cytosol |
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Breking down of glucose |
Glycolysis |
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Location of the transition reaction and the Krebs cycle |
Matrix |
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Location of the electron transport system |
Cristae |
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Etymology of chloroplast |
Chloros - green Plastes - the one who forms |
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The outer and inner membrane of the chloroplast enclose a semi-gel-like fluid known as the |
Stroma |
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Makes up much of the volume of the chloroplast |
Stroma |
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Floats in the stroma |
Thylakoid system |
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Usually a thin intermembrane space about 10-20 nanometers and is present between the outer and inner membrane of the chloroplast |
Intermembrane space |
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Forms border to the stroma |
Inner membrane |
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Regulates passage of materials in and out of the chloroplast |
Inner membrane |
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In addition to the regulation activity, fatty acids, lipids and carotenoids are synthesized in the |
Inner chloroplast membrane |
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Alkaline, aqueous fluid that is protein rich and is present within the inner membrane of the chloroplast |
Stroma |
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Space outside the thylakoid space |
Stroma |
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Found in the stroma |
-chloroplast DNA -chloroplast ribosomes -thylakoid system -starch granules -other proteins |
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A collection of membranous sacks called thylakoids |
Thylakoid system |
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The ____________ of the thylakoids are the sites for the light reactions of the photosynthesis |
Membranes |
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Found in the thylakoid |
Chlorophyll |
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The thylakoids are arranged in stacks know as |
Grana |
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Each granum contains around __ to __ thylakoids |
10-20 |
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Etymology of thylakoid |
Thylakos - sack |
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Important protein complexes which carry out the light reaction of photosynthesis are embedded in the |
Membranes of the thylakoids |
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Type of thylakoid arranged in the grana |
Granal thylakoids |
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Diameter of granal thylakoids |
300-600 nm |
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In contact with the stroma and are in the form of helicoid sheets |
Stromal thylakoids |
