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Chapters 9,10,11 Flashcards

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1
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Photosynthesis

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A process that is designed to manufacture sugar molecules from the molecules water and CO2

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2
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A byproduct of photosynthesis

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Oxygen

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3
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Organisms capable of using photosynthesis

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Autotrophs or more specifically photoautotrophs

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4
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Examples of photoautotrophs

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Algae, bacteria, plants

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5
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Where does photosynthesis take place

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Chloroplasts

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6
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Interior regions of green leaves

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Mesophyll

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7
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Tiny spaces in the surface of leaves through which gas leaves

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Stomata

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8
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The inner space of chloroplasts contains a thick fluid called:

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Stroma

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9
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Membranous structures suspended in stroma:

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Thylakoids

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10
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Location of the light-dependent reaction

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Thylakoids

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11
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Location of carbon-fixation (second stage)

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Stroma

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12
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Purpose of the first stage

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Make NADPH and ATP

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13
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Light energy is another form of what energy?

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Electromagentic

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14
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Light is absorbed by what pigment molecules?

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Chlorophyll molecules

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15
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Light travels in space as

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Waves

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16
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The distance between two rhythmic waves

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Wavelength

17
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The light that is not absorbed is

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Reflected (as green light most times)

18
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Cluster of light-harvesting complexes

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Photosystem

19
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What molecules have to be present to begin Photosystem II

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Chlorophyll

20
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How does photosystem II replace lost electrons

A

Splitting of water

21
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The function of photosystem I

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To use energy harnessed from light to drive electrons onto an electron acceptor

22
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NADP+ is formed into

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NADPH

23
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Energy is transferred to the Calvin Cycle via

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ATP and NADPH

24
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Where is the Calvin Cycle located

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In the stroma

25
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Calvin Cycle molecules

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CO2, RUBP

26
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Carbon fixation requires the enzyme

A

RuBisCO

27
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ATP is broken down into

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ADP and Phosphate

28
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The breakdown of NADPH results in

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NADP and H+

29
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What are the 5 stages of Mitosis

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Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

30
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Stages of Meiosis I

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Prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I

31
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Stages of Meiosis II

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Anaphase II, Telophase II

32
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Heredity

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Transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

33
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Genetics

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The study of heredity

34
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Phenotype

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The physical appearance of an organism (traits, behavior, etc.)

35
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Genotype

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Genetic makeup (TT,Tt,tt)

36
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Alleles

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Different forms of a particular gene

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