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21 Cards in this Set
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Autotroph
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An organism that makes its own food
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CO2 and H2O
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The reactants of photosynthesis and the products of cellular respiration
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C6H12O6 and O2
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The reactants of cellular respiration and the products of photosythesis
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Pigments
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Light-absorbing molecules
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RuBP
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The molecule produced in the last step of the Calvin Cycle
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Location of the Krebs Cycle
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Mitochondrion
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NADH
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Used in cellular respiration
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NADPH
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Used in photosynthesis
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Glycolysis
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Part of cellular respiration
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converts glucose into two molecules of pyruvate
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Energy
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The ability to do work
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ATP
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The molecule that provides energy for virtually every process in the cell
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Chlorophyll
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Organelle that performs photosynthesis
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Thylakoids
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Flattened membranes in the chloroplast arranged in stacks called grana
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1st Law of Thermodynamics
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Energy can be neither created nor destroyed (Energy is conserved)
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2nd Law of Thermodynamics
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All systems tend to progress towards increasing states of disorder
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Catabolic Pathways
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Pathways that involve the break down of larger molecules into smaller molecules to release energy
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Anabolic Pathways
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Pathways that use energy to build large molecules from small molecules
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C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
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Chemical reaction for cellular respiration.
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Aerobic Processes
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Chemical processes that require oxygen (Example: cellular respiration)
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Why do leaves turn yellow and brown in the fall?
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During the spring and summer
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leaves contain a lot of chlorophyll
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Fermentation
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Anaerobic respiration. Two types: lactic acid fermentation and alcohol fermentation
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