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Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O light —> C6H12O6 + 6O2 takes place in the chloroplasts of green plants and requires light energy.
Glucose
a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates. C6H12O6
Carbohydrates
exactly 2 hydrogen atoms to every 1 oxygen atom
Autotrophs
Organisms that create their own food from sunlight using photosynthesis
Heterotrophs
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
Pigments
Colored substances responsible for absorbing different wavelengths or colors of light
Chlorophyll
The principal pigment in all green, plants
ATP
Adenosine triphosphate, or ATP for short, is the energy currency of life. ATP is a high-energy molecule found in every cell. Its job is to store and supply the cell with needed energy 3 phosphate
ADP
Short for adenosine diphosphate. 2 phosphate
AMP
adenosine monophosphate 1 phosphate
Light reactions
requires photon or light energy which is converted into chemical bond energy (ATP’s)
Krebs cycle
The part of respiration where chemical bond energy is converted into a usable form of cellular energy (ATP’s)
Glycolysis
The breakdown of a 6 carbon sugar or carbohydrate to form 2, 3 carbon molecules called pyruvate acids. This reaction takes place in the cytoplasm with a net gain of 2 ATP’s
Respiration
6CO2+6H2O
Aerobic
(with oxygen) the breakdown of 2, 3 carbon molecules from glycolysis. This process requires oxygen and takes place in the mitochondria with a net gain of 34 ATP’s