Unit 4 test terms

Question 1

Granum

Answer 1

A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis.

Question 2

Thylakoid

Answer 2

each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place

Question 3

Glycolysis

Answer 3

Glycolysis is the process in which glucose is broken down to produce energy. It produces two molecules of pyruvate, ATP, NADH and water. The process takes place in the cytoplasm of a cell and does not require oxygen.

Question 4

Electron carriers

Answer 4

The electron carriers take the electrons to a group of proteins in the inner membrane of the mitochondrion/cloroplasts , called the electron transport chain. As electrons move through the electron transport chain, they go from a higher to a lower energy level and are ultimately passed to oxygen (forming water).

Question 5

Stroma

Answer 5

Where light independent reactions occur

Question 6

Stages of cellular respiration

Answer 6

glycolysis; the citric acid (TCA) or the Krebs cycle; and the electron transport chain,

Question 7

Net gain of glycolysis

Answer 7

2 ATP

Question 8

What does cellular respiration break down

Answer 8

Glucose