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photosynthesis |
the complex process where carbon dioxide water and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants algae and certain bacteria using energy from |
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cellular respiration |
the oxidation of organic compound that occurs within cells producing energy for cellular processes |
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pigment |
any substance whose presences in the tissue or cells of animals or plants colors them |
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chlorophyll |
the green coloring matter of leaves and plants essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis |
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carotenoid |
any class of yellow to red pigments found especially in plants algae and photosynthetic bacteria the carotenoids absorb light energy of certain frequencies and transfers it to chloro |
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carbon dioxide fixation |
the process by which carbon from the atmosphere is converted into carbon compounds such as carbohydrates in plants and algae usually by photosynthesis |
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calvin cycle |
a series of chemical reactions that occur as part of photosynthesis inwhich carbon is broken away from gaseous carbon dioxide and fixed as organic carbon in compounds that are ultimately converted into sugars
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aerobic |
living or occurring only in the presence of free oxygen aerobic |
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anaerobic |
living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen anaerobic bacteria |
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glycolysis |
a metabolic process that occurs in nearly all living cells in which glucose in converted in a series of steps to pyruvic acid and during energy is released |
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fermentation |
any group of chemical reaction induced by microorganisms or enzymes that split complex organic compounds in relatively simple substances especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol and yeast |
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stroma |
the colorless semiliquid material inside a chloroplast in which the thylakoid membranes are embedded and where the dark reaction of photosynthesis occur |
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ATP |
adenosine triphosphate a nucleotide found in the mitochondria of all plant and animal cells it is the major source of energy for cellular reaction this energy being released during its conversion to ADP |
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ADP |
adensoine diphosphate a nucleotide derived from ATP with the liberation or energy that is then used in the performance of muscular work |