METABOLISM Flashcards

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METABOLISM

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REFERS TO ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN THE BODY

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CATABOLISM

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REACTIONS INVOLVED BREAKING DOWN OF MOLECULES INTO SMALLER SUBSTANCES; PRODUCES ENERGY

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CELLULAR RESPIRATION

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A GROUP OF CATABOLIC PROCESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN BREAKING DOWN OF GLUCOSE TO SYNTHESIZE ATP

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GLYCOSIS

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SPLITTING OF GLUCOSE INTO 2 MOLECULES OF PYRUVATE

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INTERMEDIATE STEP

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CONVERSION OF PYRUVATE INTO ACETYL COA

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KREBS CYCLE

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PRODUCES MOLECULES OF NADH (NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE) AND FADH2 (FLAVIN ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE)

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ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN

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SERIES OF PROCESSES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF ATP, WITH OXYGEN AS THE FINAL ELECTRON ACCEPTOR

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ANABOLISM

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REACTION INVOLVED IN SYNTHESIS OR BUILD UP OF COMPLEX MOLECULES FROM SIMPLE SUBSTANCES; REQUIRES ENERGY

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PHOTOSYNTHESIS

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PROCESS DONE BY PHOTOSYNTHETIC ORGANISMS TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL ENERGY WITHTHE USE OF LIGHT ENERGY FROM THE SUN

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LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION

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IT TAKES PLACE IN THE THYLAKOID MEMBRANE WITHIN CHLOROPLAST, PRODUCING ATP AND NADH

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LIGHT-INDEPENDENT REACTION

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AKA CALVIN CYCLE, WHERE CARBOHYDRATES ARE FORMED FROM CARBON DIOXIDE MOLECULES IN A PROCESS CALLED CARBON FIXATION WITH THE USE OF ATP PROVIDED BY THE LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION

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