m5 sub2 hehe Flashcards

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The process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy, storing it in glucose molecules.

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Photosynthesis

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Captured by chlorophyll and other pigments in the chloroplasts

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Light Energy

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Used as raw materials to produce glucose (energy rich compound) and oxygen

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Carbon Dioxide & Water

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Light-Dependent Reactions Location

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Occurs in the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplasts.

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Light-Dependent Reactions Process

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  • Photon Absorption
  • Water-Splitting
  • ATP and NADPH Production
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Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, which excited electrons

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Photon Absorption

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Light energy is used to split water molecules into oxygen, protons, and electrons.

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Water-Splitting

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The excited electrons move through the electron transport chain, generating ATP and NADPH (energy carriers for the next stage).

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ATP and NADPH Production

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Light-Independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle) Location

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Occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts.

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Light-Independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle) Process

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  • Carbon Fixation
  • Reduction Phase
  • Regeneration of RuBP
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CO2 is incorporated into a 5-carbon sugar (RuBP) by the enzyme rubisco.

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Carbon Fixation

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12
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ATP and NADPH produced in the light-dependent reactions are used to convert 3-phosphoglycerate into glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P), a 3-carbon sugar.

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Reduction Phase

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13
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Some G3P molecules are used to generate RuBP, enabling the cycle to continue.

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Regeneration of RuBP

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Is the process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into ATP (adenosine triphosphate,) the cell’s energy currency, along with carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.

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Cellular Respiration

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Used as raw materials to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water.

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Glucose & Oxygen

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The powerhouse of the cell where cellular respiration takes place.

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Mitochondria

17
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Glycolysis Location

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Occurs in the cytoplasm.

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Glycolysis Process

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Glucose is broken down into molecules of pyruvate, producing a small amount of ATP and NADH.

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Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) Location

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Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.

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Krebs Cycle (Citric Acid Cycle) Process

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Pyruvate is further broken down, producing CO2, ATP, NADH, and FADSH2.

21
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Photosynthesis Anabolic Process

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Builds glucose from CO2 and H2O using light energy

22
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Photosynthesis Location

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Occurs in chloroplasts of plant cells.

23
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Photosynthesis Energy Storage

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Stores energy in glucose.

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Cellular Respiration Catabolic Process

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Breaks down glucose into CO2 and H2O, releasing energy as ATP.

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Cellular Respiration Location

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Occurs in mitochondria of both plant and animal cells..

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Cellular Respiration Energy Storage

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Stores energy in glucose.

27
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Photosynthesis produces glucose and oxygen, which are used in cellular respiration to generate ATP.

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Interdependence

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Cellular Respiration produces carbon dioxide and water, which are used in photosynthesis to generate glucose.

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Interdependence