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33 Cards in this Set
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Autotroph |
Organisms that make their own food |
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Heterotrophs |
Can’t make their own food |
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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) |
One big molecule that is made of 5 smaller molecules bonded together |
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Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP) |
After the ATP breaks down and the releases it changes its changes to ADP |
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Photosynthesis equation |
Co2+h2o+>C6H12O6+O2 |
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Stomata |
Small openings in the leaves of the plant |
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Chlorphyll |
Absorbs the energy from sunlight |
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Pigment |
A light absorbing and transmitting molecule |
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Thylakoids |
Disk-shaped (green pancakes) structures in the chloroplasts that actually contain the pigments |
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Stroma |
Gel-like substances surrounding the thylakoid |
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Grana |
The stacks of thylakoids |
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Light independent reaction |
Occur in the thylakoid membrane Requires sunlight and water |
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Light dependent reaction |
To take carbon dioxide and make glucose |
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Photo system 2 (the 1st step) |
Pigments absorb light and transfer it to electrons with the enter the “electron transport chain” |
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Photo system 1 (goes 2nd) |
Electrons here are added to form NADPH |
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Cellular respiration |
Chemical process where glucose molecules are broken down to release energy (ATP) for cellular functions |
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Anaerobic reactions |
Does not need oxygen (O2) |
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Aerobic reactions |
Does need oxygen Happens in the Mitochondria |
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Flycos |
Makes 4 ATP uses 2 ATP |
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Flycos |
Makes 4 ATP uses 2 ATP |
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Chemosynthesis |
Is a process by which some organisms use chemical energy to make energy-storing carbon-based molecules |
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Flycos |
Makes 4 ATP uses 2 ATP |
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Chemosynthesis |
Is a process by which some organisms use chemical energy to make energy-storing carbon-based molecules |
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Krebs cycle |
Produces molecules that carry energy to the 2nd part of cellular respiration |
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Flycos |
Makes 4 ATP uses 2 ATP |
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Chemosynthesis |
Is a process by which some organisms use chemical energy to make energy-storing carbon-based molecules |
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Krebs cycle |
Produces molecules that carry energy to the 2nd part of cellular respiration |
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Electron transport chain |
Series of proteins in the membrane of the thylakoid |
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Flycos |
Makes 4 ATP uses 2 ATP |
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Chemosynthesis |
Is a process by which some organisms use chemical energy to make energy-storing carbon-based molecules |
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Krebs cycle |
Produces molecules that carry energy to the 2nd part of cellular respiration |
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Electron transport chain |
Series of proteins in the membrane of the thylakoid |
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Fermentation |
Does not make ATP but it allows glycolysis to continue |
