Module 5-Cellular Energy

Question 1

Pigment

Answer 1

An organic compound giving a specific color to plant or animal cells

Question 2

Chlorophyll

Answer 2

A group of pigments (mostly composed of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b) found in algae, green plants, and cyanobacteria. It is necessary for photosynthesis, allowing for the absorption of energy from light

Question 3

Stroma

Answer 3

Gel-like fluid found inside the inner membrane of a chloroplast

Question 4

Thylakoid

Answer 4

Disk-shaped sac suspended in the stroma of chloroplasts. It is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis

Question 5

Grana

Answer 5

Stacks of thylakoid

Question 6

Aerobic

Answer 6

Requiring oxygen

Question 7

Anaerobic

Answer 7

Without oxygen

Question 8

Glycolysis

Answer 8

The first stage of cellular respiration where glucose is split in half. Gly- means having to do with sugar, and -lysis means breakdown

Question 9

Krebs cycle

Answer 9

The stage of cellular respiration where carbon dioxide is used to complete the breakdown of pyruvic acid molecules, releasing energy

Question 10

Fermentation

Answer 10

A cellular process producing ATP without oxygen