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14 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis |
Is 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
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The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates atmospheric oxygen combines 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
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A series of molecules found in the inner membranes 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 mixture 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 thier characteristic of green color and absorbs light to provide energy for phoyosynthesis |
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Calvin cycle |
A biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP and NADPH |
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Glycolysis |
The anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyruvate which makes a small amount of energy availiable to cells in from ATP |
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Anaerboic |
Describes a process that does not require oxygen |
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Aerobic |
Describes a process that requires oxygen |
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Krebs Cylce |
A series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water |
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Fermentation |
The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes bacteria yeast or mold in the absence of oxygen |
