photosyn and respiration vocab Flashcards

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1
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Chlorophyll is found mainly in the cells of this leaf tissue

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Mesophyll

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2
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Microscopic pores that allow gases to enter a leaf

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Stomata

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3
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Produce organic molecules from inorganic materials

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Autotrophs

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4
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Obtain organic material produced by other organisms

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Heterotrophs__

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5
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The site of photosynthesis in plants

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Chloroplasts

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6
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Light absorbed by chlorophyll molecules

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Blue and Red

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7
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Arranged in stacks (grana)

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Thylakoid

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8
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he fixing of carbon occurs in this part of the chloroplast

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Stroma

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9
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Initial incorporation ofcarbon into organic compounds

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Carbon fixation

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10
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Uses energy stored as hydrogen ion gradient to make ATP

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Photosystem II

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11
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Open their stomata at night

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CAM plants

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12
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Breaks down glucose into pyruvate

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Glycolysis

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13
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Convert solar energy to chemical energy

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Light Reaction

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14
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Reduces fixed carbon to carbohydrates

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Calvin Cycl

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15
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The light reactions reduce NADP+ to this

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NADPH

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16
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N. 36-38 are produced per glucose during respiration

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ATP

17
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Electron carriers in mitochondrial inner membrane

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lectron Transport Chain

18
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Uses energy stored as hydrogen ion gradient to make ATP

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Chemiosmosis

19
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When entering the mitochondria, pyruvate converts to this

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Acetyl CoA

20
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Oxidizes acetyl CoA to carbon dioxide

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Citric Acid Cycle