Chapter 4 Vocabulary

Question 0

______ is a lower-energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group .

Answer 0

ADP

Question 1

_______ is a molecule that transfers energy from the break-down of food molecules to cell processes .

Answer 1

ATP

Question 2

_________ is a process by which some organisms use chemical energy instead of light energy to make energy sharing carbon-based molecules .

Answer 2

Chemosynthesis

Question 3

______ is a process that captures energy from sunlight to make sugars that store chemical energy .

Answer 3

Photosynthesis

Question 4

_______ is a molecule in chloroplasts that absorbs some of the energy in visible light

Answer 4

Chlorophyll

Question 5

________ are stacks of coin shaped membrane enclosed compartments

Answer 5

Thylakoids

Question 6

________ captures energy from sunlight

Answer 6

Light dependent reaction

Question 7

______ uses energy from the light dependent reactions to make sugars

Answer 7

Light-independent reactions

Question 8

A _______ is where energy is captured and transferred in the thylakoid membrane’s by two groups of molecules

Answer 8

Photosystem

Question 9

_______ is a series of proteins in the membrane of the Thylakoids

Answer 9

Electron transport chain

Question 10

______ is a complex Enzyme

Answer 10

ATP synthase

Question 11

The ______ uses carbon dioxide gas from the atmosphere and the energy carried by ATP and NADPH to make simple sugars

Answer 11

Calvin cycle

Question 12

________ releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present

Answer 12

Cellular respiration

Question 13

______ means needing oxygen to take place

Answer 13

Aerobic

Question 14

______ splits glucose into two three -carbon molecules and makes two molecules of ATP

Answer 14

Glycolysis

Question 15

_______ means not needing oxygen to take place

Answer 15

Anaerobic

Question 16

The ________ produces molecules that carry energy to the second part of cellular respiration

Answer 16

Krebs cycle

Question 17

________ Does not make ATP but it allows glycolysis to continue

Answer 17

Fermentation

Question 18

________ Causes your muscles to burn during hard exercise

Answer 18

Lactic acid