Unit 4 List 1 Cell Energy

Question 1

Autotroph

Answer 1

any organism that uses an inorganic source of carbon and makes its own organic matter.

Question 2

Light Dependent Reactions

Answer 2

Light-dependent reaction is the series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis requiring light energy that is captured by light-absorbing pigments.

Question 3

Chlorophyll

Answer 3

a pigment found in green plants.

Question 4

Photosynthesis

Answer 4

the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy.

Question 5

Calvin cycle

Answer 5

the term used for the reactions of photosynthesis that use the energy stored by the light-dependent reactions to form glucose and other carbohydrate molecules.

Question 6

Electron Transport Chain

Answer 6

a series of four protein complexes that couple redox reactions, creating an electrochemical gradient that leads to the creation of ATP in a complete system named oxidative phosphorylation.

Question 7

NADPH

Question 8

Pigment

Question 9

Granum

Question 10

Stomata

Question 11

Carbon Fixation

Question 12

Heterotrophs

Question 13

Thylakoids

Question 14

Carotenoids

Question 15

Stroma