cell energy Flashcards

(29 cards)

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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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the reaction of something, especially the iris of the eye, to different intensities of light.

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Chlorophyll

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a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.

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Photosynthesis

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the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.

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Calvin cycle

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the cycle of enzyme-catalyzed dark reactions of photosynthesis that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants and in many bacteria

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Electron Transport Chain

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a collection of proteins bound to the inner mitochondrial membrane and organic molecules, which electrons pass through in a series of redox reactions, and release energy.

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NADPH

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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate

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Pigment

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the natural coloring matter of animal or plant tissue.

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Granum

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a stack of coin-shaped thylakoids in the chloroplasts of plant cells.

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Stomata

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a pore or aperture surrounded by two guard cells that allow gas exchange.

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Carbon Fixation

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the conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide into organic molecules by autotrophic organisms.

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Heterotrophs

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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

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Thylakoids

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pouch-like sacs that are bound to a membrane in the chloroplasts of a plant cell

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Carotenoids

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a class of more than 750 naturally occurring pigments synthesized by plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria

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Mitochondrial matrix

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The mitochondrion consists of an outer membrane, an inner membrane, and a gel-like material called the matrix.

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Aerobic respiration

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A chemical process in which oxygen is used to make energy from carbohydrates (sugars).

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Fermentation

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the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.

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NAD+

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essential for creating cellular energy and maintaining cellular health.

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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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Glycolysis

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a set of reactions that converts glucose to pyruvate or lactate

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NADH

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a coenzyme found in all living cells;

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Anaerobic respiration

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the oxidation of organic or inorganic substrates for ATP synthesis by oxidative phosphorylation using exogenously derived terminal (or alternate) electron acceptors other than oxygen.

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Cellular respiration

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a metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose and produces ATP.

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Krebs cycle

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present in every cell that uses oxygen to produce energy.

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Pyruvic acid
a by-product of glucose metabolism.
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ATP
the source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level.
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Citric acid
an organic compound with the skeletal formula HOC(CO 2H)(CH 2CO 2H) 2.
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ADP
a biological molecule consisting of one adenine, one sugar, and two phosphates unlike ATP which has 3
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