Chapter 12: The Almighty God Flashcards
(16 cards)
Anabolism
Chemical reactions in cells that builds molecules
Catabolism
Chemical reactions in cells that break down molecules
Chemoautotroph
An organism that gets its energy from inorganic molecules
Autotroph
Organism that gets energy from the non-biological world
Producer
An organism that gets its energy from the physical enviroment
Photoautotroph
An organism that gets its energy from sunlight
Light-Independent Reactions
Photosynthesis reactions that do not require sunlight
Heterotroph
An organism that gets its energy from organic molecules
Fermentation
Chemical reactions a cell uses to get energy from organic molecules without using oxygen
Light-Dependent Reaction
Photosynthesis reactions that require sunlight
Electron Transport System
Cell membrane molecules that extract energy form an excited electron
Calvin Cycle
Chemical reactions in photosythesis’ light independent reactions that fix carbon
Aerobic Respiration
Chemical reactions a cell uses to get energy from organic molecules using oxygen
Celluar Respiration
Chemical reactions a cell uses to get energy out of organic molecules
Glycolysis
Respiration reaction in the cytoplasm that breaks a glucose molecule in half to extract energy
Krebs Cycle
Or Citric Acid
Aerobic respiration reactions that extract energy from carbon-hydrogen bonds