Exam 3 Flashcards
Define Autotroph
makes its own food
Define Heterotroph
consumes pre-made organic compounds
What is an exergonic reaction?
release of energy in metabolic or chemical reactions
What is an endergonic reaction?
requiring of energy in metabolic or chemical reactions
Is photosynthesis endergonic or exergonic? Catabolic or Anabolic?
endergonic; requires light energy
anabolic; builds sugar
all forms of synthesis require energy
Is respiration endergonic or exergonic? Catabolic or Anabolic?
exergonic; releases energy
catabolic; breaks down sugar
Name the major groups of organisms that conduct photosynthesis
plants, algae, some bacteria
Name the major groups of organisms that conduct respiration
all
Where does the energy come from to make ATP in photosynthesis?
sunlight
Where does the energy come from to make ATP in aerobic cellular respiration?
sugar glucose C6H12O6
Is ATP synthesis an exergonic reaction in photosynthesis?
endergonic; because synthesis
Is ATP synthesis an exergonic reaction in aerobic cellular respiration
endergonic; because synthesis
What is ATP used for in photosynthesis?
make sugar glucose C6H12O6
What is ATP used for in aerobic cellular respiration?
cellular work
In what organelle does photosynthesis take place?
chloroplasts
What are the molecules at the start of photosynthesis? Where are they processed?
CO2 & H2O, chloroplasts within the mesophyll
What are the products of photosynthesis?
C6H12O6, O2, H2O
What are the molecules at the start of cellular respiration?
C6H12O6, O2, H2O
What are the products of aerobic cellular respiration?
CO2, H2O, ATP, heat
In what organelle does aerobic cellular respiration occur?
mitochondria
In light dependent photosynthesis, what is the energy source?
sunlight
In light dependent photosynthesis, what is the substrate?
H2O
In light dependent photosynthesis, how does the substrate get to the leaf?
root hairs → xylem
In light dependent photosynthesis, in what organelle do reactions occur?
chloroplasts
In light dependent photosynthesis, where in the organelle do reactions occur?
thylakoid / grana
In light dependent photosynthesis, what is the product?
O2, ATP, NADPH
In light independent photosynthesis, what is the energy source?
ATP, NADPH