Energy & The atmosphere Flashcards
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Chloroplast
An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs … contain chlorophyll
Reactants
A starting material in chemical reaction.
Products
Ending material in a chemical reaction.
Chlorophyll
Green pigment in planets and algae absorbs light
Light dependent reaction
Reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
ATP
Main energy source that cells use for most of their work
Thylakoid Membrane
Location of light dependent reaction
NADPH
An electron carrier involved in photosynthesis Light drives electrons from Chlorophyll to NAPD , forming a NADPH which provides the high energy electrons for the reduction of carbon dioxide to sugar in the Calvin cycle
Calvin Cycle
The process in which carbon dioxide, ADP, and NADP+ Also called the Light Independent Reaction
ADP (adenosine diphosphate)
Low- energy molecules that can coverted to ATP
Autotroph
Organisms that make their own food
Heterotroph
Organisms that obtains energy from the foods it consumes also called consumers
Granum
One of the stacks of pigment containing thylakoids in plants chloroplasts
Thylakoid
Sac-like photosynthetic membranes found in choloplasts
Storma
Fluid portion of the chloroplast outside the thylakoids
Biosynthesis
The process by which living organisms produce larger molecules from smaller ones
Proteins
Composed of amino acids linked together in complex patterns from structural components and enzymes in living things can be an energy source
Starch
Created by joining many glucose molecules energy storage molecules
Cellulose
A substance (made of sugars) that is common in the cell walls of many organisms for strength
Lipids
Includes fats, waxes, oils and steroids. Considered a secondary energy source for humans
Photosynthesis
Conversion of light energy from the Sun into chemical energy
Aerobic Cellular Respiration
Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic Cellular Respiration
Process in which organisms covert energy for their use in the absence of oxygen
Glycolysis
First step in releasing the energy of glucose in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid