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Anabolic

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A process where large molecules are built from small molecules, requires energy.

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Metabolism

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All the chemical reactions that occur in an organism

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Catabolic

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A process where large molecules are broken down releasing energy.

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Kinetic Energy

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Energy of motion

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Potential Energy

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Stored energy that results from the position or in chemical bonds

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Exergonic reactions

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Chemical reactions that release energy (exer - exit)

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Endergonic Reactions

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Chemical reactions that require energy (needs energy = ender - energy)

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Activation Energy

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Energy needed to get a reaction started.

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1st law of thermodynamics

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Energy can be transferred and transformed but it cannot be created or destroyed.

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2nd Law of thermodynamics

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With each chemical reaction, some energy is lost in a form that is unusable, such as heat energy.

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ATP

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(Adenosine triphosphate) main source of energy that cells use for most work.

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Equation for cellular respiration

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C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen)
—–>
6CO2 (Carbon dioxide) + 6H2O (Water) + energy

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Metabolic pathways in cellular respiration

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Glycolysis, oxidation of pyruvate, citric acid cycle, oxidative phosphorylation.

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Electron carrier molecules in cellular respiration

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NADH & FADH2

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Location of glycolysis

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Cytoplasm

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Citric Acid Cycle location

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Mitochondrial Matrix

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Oxidative phosphorylation location

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Across inner mitochondrial matrix

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Parts of oxidative phosphorylation

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electron transport chain (ETC) and chemiosmosis

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transfer energy from electrons held by NADH and FADH2 to pump protons against their concentration gradient into the intermembrane space.

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Function of electron transport chain

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Chemiosmosis

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A process for synthesizing ATP using the energy of a proton gradient and the ATP synthase enzyme.

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Lactic Acid Fermentation

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Without oxygen, lactate is formed to regenerate NAD+

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Alcohol fermentation

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without oxygen, alcohol is formed to regenerate NAD+

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Macromolecules that can be utilized for energy through cellular respiration

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Fats, Carbohydrates, and Proteins

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Function of oxygen in cellular respiration

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Final electron acceptor

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Equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6H2O (water) +energy——-> C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen)

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Stomata

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Small openings on the underside of a leaf through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move

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Parts of photosynthesis

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light reactions and calvin cycle

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Organelle of Photosynthesis

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Chloroplast

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Location of light reactions

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Thylakoid membrane

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Outputs of light reactions

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ATP, NADPH, O2

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Inputs of light reactions

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light, water, ADP, NADP+

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Main pigment of photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll

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Wavelengths of light used photosynthesis

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Blue-violet + red light

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Location of Calvin Cycle

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Stroma

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inputs of calvin cycle

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CO2, ATP, NADPH

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outputs of calvin cycle

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ADP, NADP+, G3P

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Molecule responsible for most of a plant’s mass

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CO2

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Molecule that is the origin of O2 released from photosynthesis

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H2O

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C3 plants

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the most common and the most efficient at photosynthesis in cool, wet climates

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C4 plants

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A plant in which carbon fixation and Calvin cycle happen in different cells

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CAM plants

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A plant that fixes carbon at night, but closes its stomata during the day when the Calvin cycle occurs

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Electron Carrier molecule for photosynthesis

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NADPH

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