Chapter 8 And 9 Vocab Flashcards
Hetero trough
Other organisms such as animals cannot use the suns energy directly
Autotroph’s
Organisms such as plants which make their own food
ATD
One of the principal chemical compounds that living things used to store energy
Photo synthesis
Plants use the energy of the sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide and oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates
Pigments
The suns energy with light absorbing molecules
ChloroPhyll
The plants principal pigment
Thylakoids
Saclike photosynthetic membranes
NADP plus
Holds to high-energy electrons
Light dependent reactions
Require light
Calvin cycle
Plants use the energy ATP and NAT pH contained to build high-energy compounds that can be stored for a long time
Glycolysis
Pathway that releases only a small amount of energy
NAD plus
Except the pair of high-energy electrons
Fermentation
Releases energy from food molecules in the absence of oxygen
Anaerobic
Not in air
Aerobic
Require oxygen