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PHOTSYNTHESIS |
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water, to produce carbohydrates and oxygen. |
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CELLULAR RESPIRATION |
the process of oxidizing food molecules, like glucose, to carbon dioxide and water. C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O → 12H2O + 6 CO2. |
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ATP |
molecule that fuels life. It is where our cells get the energy needed to perform its tasks |
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ATP SYNTHASE |
an important enzyme that provides energy for the cell to use through the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the most commonly used "energy currency" of cells from most organisms. |
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Electron transport chain |
An electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of compounds thattransfer electrons from electron donors to electron acceptors via redox reactions, and couples this electron transfer with the transfer of protons (H+ ions) across a membrane. |
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Thylakoid |
each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place, and arranged in stacks or grana. |
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Pigment |
the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue. |
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Chlorophyll |
a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyrin ring. |
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Calvin cycle |
a metabolic pathway found in the stroma of the chloroplast in which carbon enters in the form of CO2 and leaves in the form of sugar. |
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Glycosis |
the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid |
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Anaerobic |
living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of free oxygen |
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aerobic |
relating to or denoting exercise that improves or is intended to improve the efficiency of the body's cardiovascular system in absorbing and transporting oxygen |
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Krebs cycle |
the sequence of reactions by which most living cells generate energy during the process of aerobic respiration. It takes place in the mitochondria, consuming oxygen, producing carbon dioxide and water as waste products, and converting ADP to energy-rich ATP. |
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Fermentation |
the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat |
