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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Flashcards

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What is the equation for photosynthesis?

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Carbon Dioxide + Water creates Glucose/Sugar + Oxygen

CO2 + H2O creates C6H12O6 + O2

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Photosynthesis is a process that converts -

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light energy from the sun into chemical energy

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The process of photosynthesis begins when light energy is absorbed by -

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Proteins called chloroplasts

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What green pigments are in chloroplasts?

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Chlorophyll

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During this reaction, plants capture what gas?

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Carbon dioxide

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Combining CO2 and H20 creates what by-products?

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Food (glucose) and Oxygen

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What is the equation for cellular respiration?

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Glucose + Oxygen creates Carbon Dioxide + Water

C6H12O6 + O2 creates CO2 + H2O

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What simple sugar does photosynthesis create?

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Glucose

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9
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Both plants and animals use glucose as…

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Fuel

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10
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What combines with glucose to create energy?

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Oxygen

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What is the process of creating energy called?

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Cellular respiration

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Plants are

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Autotrophs

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Animals are

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Heterotrophs

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14
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What does cellular respiration get energy for?

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Cell functions

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15
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Where does cellular respiration take place?

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Mitochondria

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What is the mitochondrion’s main function?

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To produce energy through cellular respiration

17
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Where does cellular respiration begin?

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The cell’s cytoplasm

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What is broken down in the cytoplasm to produce small molecules?

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Glucose

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What happens to glucose once it enters the mitochondria?

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Undergoes chemical reactions with oxygen

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What else do the reactions release? And what do they create when combined with oxygen?

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Hydrogen

Water

21
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What combines with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide?

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Carbon

22
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What are the water and carbon dioxide?

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Waste products (by-products)

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