Ch.10 Vocab

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alcoholic fermentation

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anaerobic process in which pyruvic acid is changed to ethyl alcohol and CO2;carried out by many bacteria and fungi

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photosynthesis

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process by which autotrophs produce simple sugars from water and carbon dioxide using energy absorbed from sunlight by chlorophyll; oxygen is ont of the end products

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ATP

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adenosine triphosphate; enery storing molecule that serves as the cell's "energy currency" stored energy of gluclose is used to attach phosphate groups to ADP to form ATP

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citric acid cycle

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cyclic series of chemical reactions that take place during aerobic respiration; produces ATP and releases electrons

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light reactions

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highly complex reactions by which light energy is converted to chemical energy during photosynthesis; results in the spiltting of water and release of oxygen

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Chemosynthesis

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process to obtain energy and produce food from inoganic compounds used by some organisms, such as methane-producing bacteria.

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anaerobic process

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simple biological process that does not require oxygen

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respiration

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process in which cells break down molecules of food to release energy; cellular respiration can be either aerobic of anaerobic

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aeroboic process

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oxygen-requiring biological process

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ADP

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adenosine diphosphate; molecules occuring from ATP,resulting in the release of energy to do biological work.

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glycolysis

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anaerobic process that splits glucose, forming two molecules of pyruvic acid; also produces hydrogen ions and electons

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photoysis

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spiltting of water molecules during photosynthesis

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Calvin cycle

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set of reactions during photosynthesis in which simple sugars are formed from CO2 using ATP and hydrogen from the light reactions

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electron transport chain

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series of molecules along which electrons are transferred; as the electrons travel, they release energy that is stored in the bonds of ATP

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lactic acid fermemtation

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anaerobic process in which pyruvic acids changes to lactic acid; occurs in some bacteria, plants, and most animals; can create an oxygen acid resulting in fatigue