Cell Energy

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Photosynthesis

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the process 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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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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an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell process; composed of a nitrgenous base, a sugar, and three phosphate groups

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ATP Synthase

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an enzyme the 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 chloroplasts, through which electrons pass in a process that causes protons to builds up on one side of the membrane.

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Thylakoid

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a membrane system found within chloroplasts that contains the components for photosynthesis

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Pigment

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a substance that gives another substance or a mixture its color

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Chlorophyll

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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

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a biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP and NADPH

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Glycolysis

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the anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyruvate, which makes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP

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Anaerobic

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Describes a process that does not require oxygen.

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Aerobic

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describes a process that requires oxygen

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Krebs cycle

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a series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvate into carbon dioxide and water

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Fermentation

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the breakdown of carbohydrates be enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the absence of oxygen