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Ch 8 Deck Vocabulary Flashcards

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2
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What are the 2 reactants in cellular respiration?

A

glucose and oxygen

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Besides energy (in the form of ATP) what are the products of cellular respiration?

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carbon dioxide and water

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4
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Where does cellular respiration take place?

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In mitochondria

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5
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The process of making carbon containing molecules using light energy is called…

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photosynthesisphoto = lightsynthesis = to makelight energy is converted into chemical energy (glucose molecules)

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Where does photosynthesis take place?

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chloroplasts

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What are the reactants in photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide and water (along with sunlight)

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8
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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Oxygen and glucose molecules

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All the chemical activities and changes that take place in an organism…

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metabolism

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10
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All matter contains energy. (True or False)

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TRUE!!!ALL MATTER CONTAINS ENERGY!!!

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What are the basic building blocks of matter?

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Atoms

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What holds atoms together to form molecules?

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Chemical bonds

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Type of chemical reaction that releases heat.

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exothermicexo=outthermic=heat

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What are the molecules present at the BEGINNING of a reaction called?

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reactants

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Chemical reactions that absorb heat from their surroundings a called…

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endothermic endo = inthermic = heat

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16
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What is another name for “stored energy?”

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Potential energy

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17
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Active energy or “energy of motion” is called…

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Kinetic energy

18
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What is the principle of “conservation of energy?”

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Energy is not created nor destroyed - only changed in form.

19
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What substances help chemical reactions take place by reducing the amount of energy it takes to start them?

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Enzymes

20
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The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of water 1 degree Celsius

A

a calorie

21
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1000 calories

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1 kilocalorieor 1 Calorie (note the capital “C”)

22
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Process by which your cells release energy from the food that you eat (glucose) and the oxygen that you breathe in…

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cellular respiration

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