Aerobic Respiration Bio 190A

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the Calvin Cycle

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series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms; it's a dark reaction used for carbon fixations

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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate; multi-functional nucleotide; used in intracellular energy transport; serves as chemical energy within cells for metabolism

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NADPH

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate;in the last step of light reactions in photosynthesis, it is reduced to ferredoxin -NADP+ and is then used as reducing power in Calvin Cycle

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mitochondria

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energy factories of eukaryotic cells; ATP produced here using energy from food; done through respiration

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aerobic cellular respiration

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process in which cells convert biochemical energy into ATP and produce waste; key way cells gain useful energy; requires oxygen; carbs, fat and proteins can all be consumed as reactants but it is preferred method of pyruvate breakdown; requires pyruvate to enter mitochondrion and be fully oxidized by the Krebs cycle

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glycolysis

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metabolic pathway that converts glucose into pyruvate; free energy released is used to form ATP and NADH; sequence of 10 reactions

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Kreb's Cycle

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process in which energy is extracted from pyruvate bonds; pyruvate converted into acetyl CoA; each glucose goes through the Kreb's cycle twice

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electron transport chain

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couples reaction between electron donor and acceptor through a series of biochemical reactions; used for extracting energy from sunlight and respiration