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Photosynthesis |
the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chorophyll |
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cellular respiration |
the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cells, producing energy of cellular processes |
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pigment |
any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants color 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 plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. the carotenoids absorb light energy of certain frequencies and transfer it to chlorophyll for use in photosynthesis |
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carbon dioxide fixation |
the process by the which carbon from the atmosphere is converted into carbon compounds, such as casbohydrates, in plants and algae, usually by photosynthesis |
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calvin cycle |
a series of chemical reactions that occur as a part of photosynthesis, in which 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 occuring only in the presence of free oxygen: aerobic bacteria |
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anaerobic |
living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen: anaerobic bacteria |
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glycolusis |
a metabolic process that occurs in nearly all living cells in which glucose is converted in a series of steps to pyruvic acid and during which energy is released in the from of atp |
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fermentation |
any of a group of chemical reactions induced by microorganisms or enzymes that split complex organic compounds into relatively simple substances, especially the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast |
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stroma |
the colorless semlilquid material inside a chloroplast, in which the thylakiod membranes are embedded and where the dark reactions 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 reactions, this energy being released duing its conversion toADP |
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ADP |
adenosine diphosphate; a nucleotide derived from ATP with the liberation of energy that is then used in the performance of muscular work |
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aero |
needing oxygen on air |
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glyc |
sweey;sugar |