Lesson 8.1-3 Flashcards
ATP consists of
An adenine
A 5 carbon sugar called ribose
3 phosphate groups
Energy is released when
the bond between the second and third phosphate groups is broken thus creating ADP.
what does Bioenergy do
It powers movements through providing power to muscles and other structures.
ATP is a great way of transferring
energy but not storing large amounts of energy over long periods of time.
Heterotrophs
Organisms that obtain food by consuming other living things.
Autotrophs
Organisms that are capable of making their own food.
Nearly all energy in all food molecules comes from
the sun is made by plants, bacteria, and algae.
Photosynthesis
Autotrophs use the energy of sunlight to produce high-energy carbohydrates—sugars and starches— that can be used as food.
Photosynthetic Pigments
Light absorbing molecules.
Chlorophyll pigments
are in the thylakoid membranes
Thylakoids
Saclike photosynthetic membranes.
Granum
Interconnected and stacked thylakoids
Stroma
The fluid portion of the chloroplast around the thylakoids.
Chlorophyll absorbs
light energy causing the electrons to become energized.
Electron Carrier (NADP+)
A compound that can accept a pair of high-energy electrons and transfer them, along with most of their energy, to another molecule.