Enzymes, Photosynthesis, & Respiration Flashcards

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Process used to regenerate NAD+ so that glycolysis can continue in an oxygen-poor environment

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Fermentation

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2
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Reaction where reactants have more energy than products; energy is released

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Exergonic

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3
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Get energy from chemical compounds

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Chemotrophs

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4
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Area in the mitochondria equivalent to the cytoplasm of an aerobic bacteria

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Matrix

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5
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Using energy of redox reactions in respiration to synthesize ATP

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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Electron carrier molecule generated in the light reactions of photosynthesis and used in the calvin cycle

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NADPH

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Reaction where products have more energy than reactants; energy is supplied

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Endergonic

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8
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Energy provided to start a chemical reaction

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Activation energy

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9
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Sac in the chloropast

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Thylakoid

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10
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A molecule that lowers the activation energy

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Catalyst

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11
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Get energy from sunlight

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Phototrophs

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12
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Cycle used in the mitochondria to obtain energy from the remaining carbon-carbon bonds of glucose

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Krebs

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13
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Get carbon from carbon dioxide

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Autotrophs

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14
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Three carbon compound at the end of glycolysis

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Pyruvate

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15
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A protein that functions as a catalyst

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Enzyme

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16
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Membrane in the chloroplasts and mitochondria that are equivalent to the bacterial plasma membrane

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Inner membrane

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17
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Organelle that arose from cyanobacteria

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Chloroplast

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18
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Protein that generates ATP from a hydrogen ion gradient

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ATP synthase

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19
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Organelle that is able to use oxygen to get chemical energy out of carbon-carbon bonds and synthesize ATP

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Mitochondria

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20
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The process of a product inhibiting the synthesis of more product

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Feedback inhibition

21
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Universal energy currency in the cell

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Area in the center of the thylakoid where hydrogen ions are pumped

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Term used for the energy of a hydrogen ion gradient being used the generate ATP

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Process of splitting glucose into two 3-carbon compounds

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Protein that places elections into NADP+
Nadpreductase
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Two carbon compound generated after pyruvate is oxidized
Acetylcoa
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A series of redox reactions that occur among proteins in a membrane; often involves pumping hydrogen ions
Electron transport chain
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Area where hydrogen ions are pumped in the mitochondria to drive ATP synthesis
Intermembrane space
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Stack of thylakoids in the chloroplast
Grana
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Protein that fixes CO2; most common on Earth
Rubisco
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Chloroplast space equivalent to the cytoplasm
Stroma
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The process of Rubisco grabbing oxygen instead of CO2
Photorespiration
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Directly synthesizing ATP from the energy in C-C bonds
Substrate level phosphorylation
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Cyclical process for fixing carbon dioxide in plants
Calvin Cycle
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Most common election carrier used in respiration
NADH
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The process of fixing carbon and storing light energy on C-C bonds
Photosynthesis
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Timepoint in Earth's history when cyanobacteria became prevalent and changed atmospheric and oceanic chemistry
Oxygen Revolution
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Using the energy of light to synthesize ATP
Photo phosphorylation
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Type of plant that solves photorespiration by increasing CO2 deep inside the leaf
C4
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Less common electron carrier used respiration
FADH2
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The process of releasing the energy of C-C bonds to produce ATP
Respiration
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Pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy
Chlorophyll
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Phenomena that occurs when light energy is converted to electrical energy or vise versa
Photo electric effect
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Membrane around chloroplasts and mitochondria that originated from the host cell during endosymbiosis
Outer membrane
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Get carbon from organic compounds
Heterotrophs
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Two carbon compound that is the result of fermentation in yeast
Ethanol
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Type of plant that solves photorespiration by grabbing CO2 at night and releasing it in the cell at high concentrations during the day
CAM
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Complex in photosynthesis that pumps protons into the lumen
B6F
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Three carbon compound that is the result of fermentation in humans
Lactate