Photosynthesis Flashcards

1
Q

Life on Earth is?

A

solar powered

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The process of coverting light energy into chemical energy is called?

A

Photosynthesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

It is the greenish pigment found inside the chloroplast.

A

Chlorophyll

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What are the lights absorbs by chlorophyll?

A

Blue and red light

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Where does photosynthesis occurs?

A

Chloroplasts

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

All energy on the Earth comes from the?

A

Sun

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

It is a common form of a chemical reaction where water is used to break down the chemical bonds.

A

Hydrolysis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Cell in organism obtain energy from?

A

Chemical bonds that hold together certain organic compounds

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

The 3 phosphate groups in ATP molecule are?

A

Negatively charged

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

The 3 phosphate groups are placed?

A

In an unstable arrangement

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

The remaining free phosphate group and low-energy molecule is called?

A

Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

ADP is represented as?

A

ATP+H20->ADP+Pi+Energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Organisms capable of making their own food

A

Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Plants are?

A

Photoautotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Uses light energy from the sun to produce glucose

A

Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What are the two types of autotrophs?

A

Photosynthetic & Chemosynthetic Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

It is a type of autotrophs that uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

A

Photosynthetic Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

It is a type of autotrophs that releases oxygen

A

Photosynthetic Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

It is type of autotrophs that obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic substances and uses that energy to convert CO2 into inorganic compounds.

A

Chemosynthetic Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

It is a type of autotrophs that can occur in environment w/o sunlight.

A

Chemosynthetic Autotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Organisms that are not capable of making their own food.

A

Heterotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

They must eat plants or other animals that consume plants to acquire indirectly the energy from the sun.

A

Heterotrophs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

What are the types of heterotrophs?

A

Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Detritivores, Saprotrophs, Parasites, Scavengers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

It is a type of heterotrophs that eat plants.

A

Herbivores

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
It is a type of heterotrophs that eat other animals.
Carnivores
26
It is a type of heterotrophs that eat both plants and animals.
Omnivores
27
It is a type of heterotrophs that feed on dead and decomposing materials
Detritivores
28
It is a type of heterotrophs that live inside the host and derive nutrients from the host.
Parasites
29
It is a type of heterotrophs that absorb nutrients from dead.
Saprotrophs
30
Consume dead animals or plants they did not kill themselves.
Scavengers
31
A model that shows the flow of energy from one trophic, or feeding, level to the next in an ecosystem.
Energy Pyramid
32
It is the common energy currency of the cell
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
33
Energy is removed when?
Phosphate group is removed
34
ADP is charged into ATP when?
Phosphate group is added
35
Is it true that ATP contains more energy that ADP?
True
36
Is it true that when phosphate is removed, energy is released?
True
37
True or False | When phosphate is added, energy is needed.
True
38
Proceeds with a net release of free energy.
Exogenic Reaction
39
One that absorbs free energy from its surroundings
Endorgenic Reaction
40
It is a pigment that is found inside the chloroplast.
Chlorophyll
41
During photosynthesis, ___ absorbs light from the sun and turns it to chemical energy the plant can use as food.
Chlorophyll
42
It is a cell structure where photosynthesis takes place.
Chloroplast
43
Are organelles that contain chlorophyll.
Chloroplasts
44
Are the most abundant in the mesophyll cells of the leaves.
Chloroplast
45
A type of chlorophyll that is primary pigment, photosynthesis cannot occur w/o.
Chlorophyll A
46
A type of chlorophyll that absorbs blue light.
Chlorophyll B
47
A type of chlorophyll that has blue-green pigment.
Chlorophyll C
48
A type of chlorophyll that absorbs far-red light.
Chlorophyll D
49
A type of chlorophyll that is found in yellow-green algae.
Chlorophyll E
50
It is a type of chloroplast that is present in cyanobacteria and other oxygenic miroorganisms.
Chlorophyll F
51
Are substances that give color to plants.
Pigments
52
Are yellow, orange, and red organic pigments.
Carotenoid
53
It is a type of carotenoid that contain oxygen.
Xanthophylls
54
It is responsible for red, purple, and blue colors.
Anthocyanin
55
It is a type of carotenoid that is purely hydrocarbons and no oxygen.
Carotenes
56
It is a type of anthocyanin that is responsible for blue-purple.
Delphinidin
57
It is a type of anthocyanin that is responsible for red-purple.
Cyanidin
58
It is a type of anthocyanin that is responsible for blue-red.
Petunidin
59
Xanthophyll is a type of?
Carotenoid
60
It is a type of carotenoid that is responsible for yellow coloration.
Xanthophyll
61
Responsible for red and yellow coloration.
Betalains
62
It is water-soluble and found in vacuoles of plants cells.
Betalains
63
What are the two categories of betalains?
Betacyanins & Betaxanthins
64
It is a category of betalains that is responsible for red-violet.
Betacyanins
65
It is a category of betalains that is responsible in yellow-orange.
Betaxanthins
66
Fungi is a group of plants that lack _____?
Chlorophyll
67
It derives food from dead and decaying organism.
Saprophytes
68
It obtains food from living host.
Parasites