Photosynthesis Flashcards
is a branch of science that deals with how energy is transferred to cells, tissues, and organisms
bioenergetics
the study of energy flow through a living system
bioenergetics
refers to all chemical reactions of a cell or organism
metabolism
energy acquisition in living organisms
- an organism that can produce or synthesize their own food through utilizing light or inorganic compounds
autotrophs
types of autotrophs
uses sunlight to make food (ex: plants)
photoautotrophs
types of autotrophs
capture energy from inorganic compounds to make food (ex: thermophilic bacteria)
chemoautotrophs
energy acquisition in living organisms
- includes animals, fungi, and most bacteria, relies on sugars produced by autotrophs, they need to consume other organisms to survive
heterotrophs
process where photosynthetic organisms converts solar energy to chemical energy stored in sugar molecules (glucose)
photosynthesis
this process requires sunight, carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O) and chloroplast (leaf)
photosynthesis
this process releases oxygen, and sugar (glucose)
photosynthesis
photosynthesis comes from the greek word -
photo = ?
synthesis = ?
- light
- to produce
an organelle (organ in cell) responsible for photosynthesis
chloroplast
contains tiny disc-shaped structure called thylakoids
chloroplast
a stack of thylakoids are called (?), and is surrounded by space called (?)
- granu,
- stroma
have inner and outer membrane
chloroplast