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Metabolism

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the sum of all the interrelated biochemical processes that take place in a living organism

2
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Enzymes

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Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in cells without being used up in the reactions

3
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The process in which enzymes help form chemical bonds in order to build molecules

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Anabolism

4
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Enzymes also break chemical bonds through the process of…

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Catabolism

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Most reactions of photosynthesis are…

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ANABOLIC, because they involve the construction of molecules that are stored for energy.

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Reactions in cellular respiration (respiration) are…

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CATABOLIC, because they release energy held in chemical bonds

7
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The processes of both photosynthesis and respiration include many _________ - _________ reactions

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Oxidation-Reduction Reactions

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Oxidation

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The loss of one or more electrons, involves removal of electrons from a compound.

(LEO)

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Reduction

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Gain of one or more electrons, involves the addition of electrons to a compound.

(GER)

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LEOGER

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Lose
Electrons
Oxidation

Gain
Electrons
Reduction

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ATP

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Adenosine Triphosphate, Energy storing molecules

12
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6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy = C6H12O6 + 6O2.

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photosynthesis equation.

6 Carbon Dioxide + 6 Water +light energy= Sugar and 6 Oxygen

13
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Photorespiration

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considered to be a wasteful process that uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

14
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Photooxidation

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“bleaching”, involves the destruction of chloroplasts by light

15
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All chlorophyll molecules contain an atom of

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Magnesium (Mg)