Bio Test Unit #3 Flashcards
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How do plants obtain nitrogen?
Assimilation (Soil, Sun)
How do animals obtain nitrogen?
Eating plants/animals
What is the organism that brings nitrogen atoms from the atmosphere into the geosphere?
Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
What process releases carbon atoms into the geosphere when an anima dies?
Decomposition
Two places on eatrth where most carbon is stored
Geosphere, Atmosphere
Two ways carbon is released into the atmosphere
Respiration, Combustion
Organelle that performs cellular respiration?
Mitochondria
Balanced equation for cellular respiration
C6H12O6 –> 6CO2 + 6H2O +ATP
Aerobic
Uses Oxegyn
Anaerobic
No Oxegyn needed
Glycolysis
Both
Cytoplasm
2 ATP
Krebs Cycle
Aerobic
Mitochondria
2 ATP
ETC
Aerobic
Mitochondria
30 ATP
Fermentation
Anaerobic
Cytoplasm
0 ATP
Aerobic respiration
Glycolysis - Krebs Cycle - ETC
Anaerobic respiration
Glycolysis - Fermentation
Organisms that make their own food
Producers/Autotrophs
Organisms that eat their food
Consumers/Heterotrophs
3 Reactants of Photosynthesis
Energy, Water, Carbon Dioxide
2 Products of Photosynthesis
6 o2, Glucose
Light-dependent reaction
Chloraplast - Thylakoid
Products - ATP. NADPH, o2
Light-independent reaction
Stroma
Products - Glucose
Balanced equation for photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O –> C6H12O6 +6O2