Photosynthesis And Respiration Flashcards
Thylakoids
Saclike body in chloroplasts made of photosynthetic membranes that contain photo systems
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
One of principal chemical compounds that living things use to store energy
Fermentation
Process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
Law of conservation of mass
Law which states that energy cannot be made or destroyed, but only change in form.
Cellular respiration
Process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen made up of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle and the electron transport chain
Aerobic
Process that requires energy
Heterotroph
Organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes, also called a consumer
Mitochondria
Cell organelle that releases energy from stores food molecules
Autotroph
Organism that can capture energy from the sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds also called a producer
Glycolysis
First step in releasing the energy of glucose
Photosynthesis
Process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to power chemical reactions that concert water and CO2 in O2 and high energy carbs such as sugar and starches
Enzyme
Protein that acts as a biological catalyst
Stroma
Region outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts
Electromagnetic spectrum
The range of electromagnetic waves or radiation that is the result of energy emitted by an object
Chloroplast
Organelle found in plant cells that uses energy from sunlight to make energy rich food molecules by photosynthesis
