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Chemical Reactions Flashcards

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Photosynthesis

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Chloroplast turning sunlight into energy

CO2 + H2O ->(LIGHT)-> C6H12O6 + O2

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Aerobic Respiration

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Oxygen based reaction in the matrix of the mitochondria

C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

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Anaerobic Respiration

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A reaction in the matrix of the mitochondria that happens when little or no oxygen is present. This happens in animal cells and produces Lactic Acid

(C6H12O6 -> 2C3H6O3 + 150kj)

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Fermentation

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A reaction with little to no oxygen. Same as Anaerobic respiration, happens in plant cells, produces Ethanol.

(C6H12O6 -> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + 210kj)

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Autotroph

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An organism that creates its own food from carbon and other elements by using light.

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Heterotroph

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An organism that finds its own food. Animal/plant bodies ect.

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Matrix of the Mitochondria

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The folds in the mitochondria membrane where respiration happens.

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