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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 combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide. |
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ATP ! |
Adenosine triphosphate, an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell process; composed for a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and 3 phosphate groups. |
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ATP Synthase ! |
An enzyma that catalyzes the synthesis of ATP. |
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Electron Transport Chain ! |
A series of molecules, found in the inner of mitochondria and chloroplast, though which electrons pass in a process that causes protons to build up on side of the membrane. |
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Thylakoid ! |
A membrane system found in within chloroplast that contains the components for photosynthesis. |
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Pigment ! |
A substance that gives another substance or 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 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 that 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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Aerobic ! |
Describes a process that requires oxygen. |
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Anaerobic ! |
Describes a process that does not require oxygen. |
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Krebs Cycle ! |
A series of biochemical reactions that covert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water; it is the major pathway of oxidation in animal, bacteria, and plant cells, and it releases energy. |
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Fermentation ! |
The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the absence of oyxegen. |
