Biology Ch.8 Vocab Quiz

Question 1

Ability to do work

Answer 1

Energy

Question 2

Study of the flow and transformation of energy in the universe

Answer 2

Thermodynamics

Question 3

All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism

Answer 3

Metabolism

Question 4

Two-phase anabolic pathway in which the sun’s light energy is converted to chemical energy for use by the cell

Answer 4

Photosynthesis

Question 5

Catabolic pathway in which organic molecules are broken down to release energy for use by the cell

Answer 5

Cellular Respiration

Question 6

Energy-carrying biological molecule which when broken down, drives cellular activites

Answer 6

Adenosine Triphosphate

Question 7

In chloroplasts, one of the stacked, flattened, pigment-containing membrane in which light-dependent reactions occur

Answer 7

Thylakoid

Question 8

One of the stacks of pigment-containing thylakoids in a plant’s chloroplasts

Answer 8

Granum

Question 9

Fluid-filled space outside the grana which light-dependent reactions take place

Answer 9

Stroma

Question 10

Light-absorbing colored molecule, such as chlorophyll and carotenoid, in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts

Answer 10

Pigment

Question 11

An electron carrier

Answer 11

NADP+

Question 12

Enzyme that converts inorganic carbon dioxide molecules into organic molecules during the final step of the Calvin Cycle

Answer 12

Rubisco

Question 13

Light-independent reactions during phase two photosynthesis in which energy is stored in organic molecules as glucose

Answer 13

Calvin Cycle

Question 14

The ultimate source of energy

Answer 14

Sun

Question 15

Take in energy to build large molecules

Answer 15

Anabolic

Question 16

Release energy when breaking down large molecules

Answer 16

Catabolic

Question 17

A series of chemical reactions where the product of one chemical reaction becomes the substrate for the next chemical reaction

Answer 17

Metabolic Pathway