Photo/Cell Resp Flashcards

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Autotroph

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Producers, organisms that make their own food

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Heterotroph

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Organisms that can’t make their own food and, therefore, must consume
other organisms for nutrients

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Catabolic reaction

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Metabolic process in which molecules are broken down to smaller products
and energy is released (cellular respiration is catabolic)

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Anabolic reaction

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Metabolic process in which energy is absorbed in order to build up a bigger
product from smaller reactant molecules (photosynthesis is anabolic)

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ATP

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Energy storage molecule (energy is in a chemical form in the bonds
between phosphate groups)

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Chlorophyll

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Light absorbing pigment found in thylakoids of chloroplast

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Photosynthesis

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Anabolic reaction in which light energy from the Sun is converted to
chemical energy to make glucose (usable energy) for the cell

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Chloroplast

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Organelle found in plants where photosynthesis occurs

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Mitochondria

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Organelle found in plant AND animal cells where cell respiration occurs

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Cell Respiration

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Catabolic reaction in which glucose is broken down to produce a lot of ATP
energy molecules that are used for powering cellular processes

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