Chapter 8 and 9 Vocab Flashcards

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1
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molecule that absorbs and reflects light

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Pigment

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captures light energy; pigment in plants and other photosynthetic organisms that reflects green

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Chlorophyll

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found in chloroplasts; saclike photosynthetic membrane

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Thylakoid

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4
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units in the chloroplast that collect light

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Photo system

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5
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area that is located outside the thylakoid membranes in the chloroplasts

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Stroma

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6
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; carrier molecules which transfers electrons win high energy from chlorophyll to other molecules
One of the carrier molecules that changes high energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules

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NADP+

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7
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photosynthesis reactions that use light energy to make ATP and NADPH

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Light dependent reactions

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8
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protein that uses H+ energy to bind ADP to a phosphate group to make ATP

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ATP Synthase

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9
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plants use the energy of ATP and NADPH to make high-energy compounds that are able to be stored for a long time

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Calvin Cycle

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10
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used to measure energy in food; amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water one degree Celsius

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Calorie

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one glucose molecule is broken in half, which produced two pyruvic acid molecules(a 3-carbon compound)
first step in letting he energy of glucose out when a molecule of glucose is split into two molecules of pyruvic acid

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Glycolysis

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12
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made of the Kreb’s cycle, electron transport and glycolysis; releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules when oxygen is present

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Cellular Respiration

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13
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nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; electron carrier; involved in glycolysis

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NAD+

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14
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produces ATP when there is no oxygen; happens when energy is released from foods by molecules

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Fermentation

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15
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processes don’t require oxygen

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Anaerobic

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16
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processes require oxygen

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Aerobic

17
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second stage of cellular respiration; pyruvic acid gets broken down into carbon dioxide through many energy extracting reactions

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Kreb’s Cycle

18
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proteins that use electrons with high energy from the Kreb’s cycle to convert ADP into ATP

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Electron transport chains

19
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one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to release and store energy

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ATP