3.1 Bioenergetics - Pt.1 Flashcards

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1
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Organisms that can “produce” their own food.

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Autotrophs

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2
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Organisms that “consume” other organisms (living or dead).

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Heterotrophs

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3
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A light absorbing pigment found in chloroplasts of plants, algae, and blue green bacteria.

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Chlorophyll

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4
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Found mainly in the mesophyll layer of ground tissue in plant leaves.

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Chlorophyll

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5
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Thylakoid, Grana, Stroma

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Chloroplast#structure#

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6
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Little green discs that contain the pigment chlorophyll found inside the chloroplast.

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Thylakoid

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7
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Site of the light reaction of photosynthesis. It’s primary purpose is to make ATP and NADPH

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Thylakoid

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8
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a stack of thylakoids

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Grana

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9
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watery space surrounding the thylakoids and use ATP and NADPH to make sugars using CO2.

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Stroma

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10
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Photosynthesis Chemical Reaction

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  • Starts by taking sunlight energy and converting it into chemical energy (ATP & NADPH)
  • Then takes the chemical E (ATP and NADPH) and uses that chemical energy to power the production of sugar
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11
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Photosynthesis Equation

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6CO2+6H2O –> C6H12O6+6O2+Heat

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12
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Two processes involved in the conversion of sunlight energy to sugar

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Light reaction and Calvin cycle

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13
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light independent reaction–Makes sugar using CO2, ATP, and NADPH

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Calvin cycle

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14
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light dependent-It changes sunlight into ATP and NADPH (Usable chemical energy)

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Light reaction

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15
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Sunlight travels through ___ with different _____.

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waves, wavelengths

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16
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longest wavelength

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Red light

17
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shortest wavelength

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Blue light

18
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measures light wavelengths not absorbed by a specimen

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Spectrophotometer

19
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shows all the Wavelengths/colors found in sunlight

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electromagnetic spectrum

20
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Light travels in units of Energy called

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Photons

21
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hese colors are usable light-Plants use Reds and Blues; but not green

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Absorbed

22
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Main pigment found in all plants and algae.

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Chlorophyll A

23
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Helps Chlorophyll A receive sunlight E

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Chlorophyll B

24
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These are accessory pigments that help Chlorophyll A - these are orange or yellow pigments

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Carotenoids

25
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group of light absorbing pigments in thylakoid membrane

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Photosystem

26
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These colors are not usable

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Reflection

27
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Happens in cytoplasm. Everything that has cytoplasm can go through this process.

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Glycolysis

28
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Creates/Provides electron carriers

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Kreb’s Cycle

29
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In this process electrons move two at a time toward oxygen

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ETC - the electrons move down the ETC too

30
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The final electron acceptor in ETC

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Oxygen

31
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Electron carriers

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NADH & FADH2