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14 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis |
The process by which plants algae and some bacteria use sunlight carbon dioxide and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen. |
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Cellular Respiration |
The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates atmospheric oxygen with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide. |
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ATP
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Adenosine triphosphate an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes composed of a nitrogenous base a sugar and three phosphate groups. |
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ATP Synthase
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of ATP.
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Electron Transport Chain |
A series of molecules found in the inner membrane of mitochondria and chloroplast through which electrons pass in a process that causes protons to build up on one side of the membrane. |
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Thylakoid |
A membrane system found within chloroplast that contains the components for photosynthesis |
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Pigment |
A substance that gives another substance or a mixtures its color |
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Chlorophyll |
A green pigment that is present in most plant and algae cells and some bacteria that gives plants their characteristic green color and that absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis. |
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Calvin Cycle |
A biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP. |
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Glycolysis |
The anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid which makes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP |
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Anaerobic |
Describes a process that does not require oxyden |
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Aerobic |
Describes a process that requires oxygen |
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Kerbs Cycle |
A series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water; it is the major pathway of oxidation in animal, bacterial, and plant cells, and its releases energy. |
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Fermentation |
A breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes bacteria yeasts or mold in the absence of oxygen |
