cell energy vocab Flashcards

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autotroph

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an organism that can produce its own food using light,water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals

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light reactions

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first stage of photosynthesis process in which solar energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH

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chlorophyll

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A pigment that gives plants their green color

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photosynthesis

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The process which plans use sunlight water and carbon dioxide to create oxygen energy in the form of sugar

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Calvin cycle

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A process that plants and algae used to turn carbon dioxide from the air into sugar the food autotroph need to grow

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electron transport chain

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Electrons are passed from one molecule to another and energy released in these electron transfers is used to format, electrochemical, gradient

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NADPH

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate make a procedure photosynthesis

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pigment

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Substance that gives color to other materials

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Granum

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A stack of coin shapes thylakoids in the chloroplast of plant cells

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stomata

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The tiny openings present on the epidermidis of leaves

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carbon fixation

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The process by which plants fix atmospheric carbon to form organic compounds

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heterotroph

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An organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients

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thylakoids

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pouch like sacks that are bound to a membrane in the chloroplast of a plant cell

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carotenoids

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Pigments in plants algae in photosynthesis bacteria

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mitochondrial matrix

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The space within the inner membrane

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aerobic respiration

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The process of cellular respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen gas to produce energy from food

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fermentation

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The process in which of substance breaks down into a simpler substance

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NAD plus

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Nitocinamide adenine nucleotide

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alcoholic fermentation

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A biological process by which sugar is converted into alcohol and carbon dioxide

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Glycosis

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The process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy

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NADH

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Niacinamide adenine nucleotide plus hydrogen

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anaerobic respiration

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The process in which incomplete oxidation of glucose occurs in the absence of oxygen

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Cellular respiration

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The process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions

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Krebs cycle

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A series of chemical reactions in living things in which aesthetic acid are related substances oxidized to produce energy which is stored in ATP

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pyrovic acid

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A water soluble organic liquid that is produced by breaking down carbs and sugars through the glycolytic pathway

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citric acid

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an organic compound with the chemical formula HOC