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19 Cards in this Set
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy
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Autotroph
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Organisms that use light from sun to make its own food
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Heterotroph
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Organisms that rely on others for food
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Cellular Respiration
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Process by which living organisms haverst the energy in food
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Pigment
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Molecule that absorbs certain wavelegnths of light
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Chlorophyll
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The primary pigment involved with photosynthesis
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Carotenoid
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Absorb different wavelegnths of light than photosynthesis to allow plants to have color
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Thylakoid
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Internal membrane-bound sac in a chloroplast
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Electron transport chain
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Series of molecules through which electrons are passed to make ATP
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NADPH
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Electron carrier that provides high-energy electrons for photosynthesis
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Carbon dioxide fixation
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Process by which carbon dioxide is incorperated into organic compounds
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Calvin Cycle
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Common method of carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthesis
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Aerobic
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Term for processes that require oxygen
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Anaerobic
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Term for processes that do not require oxygen
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Glycolsys
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Biochemical pathway that breaks down glucose to pyruvate
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NADH
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Electron Carrier that stores energy used to make ATP
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Krebs cycle
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Cyclic biochemical pathway of cellular respiration that uses carbon dioxide and produces ATP, NADH, and FADH
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FADH
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Electron carrier produced during the Krebs cycle
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Fermentation
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Anaerobic process of cellular respiration that recycles NAD needed to continue glycosis
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