Unit 2 - Cell Energy Vocab Flashcards
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Glucose
A simple sugar that plants create during photosynthesis
Chloroplast
One of the tiny parts in a plant cell that contain chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
The green pigment inside the chloroplast
Concentration
The amount of a substance
Reactant
A substance used to start a chemical reaction
Product
A substance that is made by a chemical reaction
Photosynthesis
The process by which plants make their own food using carbon dioxide, sunlight, and water
Autotroph
An organism that has the ability to make its own food
Xylem
A specialized structure plants use to move water
Phloem
A specialized structure plants use to move nutrients
Stomata
A specialized opening in a plant that allows gasses to enter and exit
Denature
To alter or change
ADP
Adenosine diphosphate is a nucleotide created after breaking the high energy bonds in ATP
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate is a nucleotide used in cells for energy
Heterotroph
An organism that must obtain its food from another source
Cytoplasm
The fluid inside a cell where most chemical reactions take place
Mitochondria
One of the parts found in the cytoplasm of a cell that gives the cell energy
Cellular Respiration
The process by which organisms use oxygen to break down food molecules to get chemical energy for cell functions
Aerobic
Process that uses oxygen
Anaerobic
Living, active, occurring, or existing in the absence of oxygen
Lactic Acid Fermentation
Anaerobic respiration where lactic acid is produced
Alcoholic Fermentation
Anaerobic respiration where alcohol is produced
