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15 Cards in this Set
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amount of heat energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius
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calorie
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the process of constructing carbohydrates from carbon dioxide
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calvin cycle
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the extraction of energy from pyruvate in the absence of oxygen
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fermentation
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an important group of photosynthetic pigments in plants and algae
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chlorophyll
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chief energy-storing molecule used by organisms
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ATP
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a molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects others
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pigment
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organisms that cannot make their own food
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heterotrophs
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the process by which energy is transfered form NAOH and FADH2 to ATP
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electron transport
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set of reactions that breaks down acetyl-COA to form CO2, ATP, NADH, and FADH
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Krets cycle
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an organelle that performs photosynthesis
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chloroplast
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What does ATP stand for?
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adenosine triphosphate
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the process by which glucose molecules are broken down to release energy
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cellular respiration
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organisms that can make food from carbon dioxide and an energy source such as sunlight
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autotrophs
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the process by which autotrophs convert sunlight to a usable form of energy
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photosynthesis
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the process by which glucose is converted to pyruvate and energy is released
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glycolysis
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