Photosynthesis & Respiration Vocab

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Photosynthesis

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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 chlorophyll

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Cellular Respiration

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the oxidation of organic compounds that occurs within cell, producing energy for cellular processes

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Pigment

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any substance whose presence in the tissues or cells of animals or plants colors them

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Chlorophyll

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the green cloring matter of leaves and plants, essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis

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Carotenoid

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any of a class of yellow to red pigments found especially in plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria. the carotenoids absorb light energy of certain frequencies and transder it to chlorophyll for use in photosynthesis

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Carbon Dioxide Fixation

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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

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a series of chemical reactions that occur as 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

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Living or occurring only in the presence of free oxygen: aerobic bacteria

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Anaerobic

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Living or occurring in the absence of free oxygen: anaerobic bacteria

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Glycolysis

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A metabolic process that occurs in nearly