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Biology
Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metabolism | encompasses all the chemical reactions involved in the capture, storage, and utilization of energy in a cell, and it is fundamental necessity for every living thing |
| consumers | which aquire energy by eating producers or other consumers |
| photosynthesis | which captures light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide |
| energy carriers | small organic molecules specialized for recieving, storing, and delivering energy within the cell. |
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| chloroplasts | special organelles that have extensive network of internal membranes |
| chlorophyll | specaial organelles that have membranes with a green pigment |
| Stomata | microscopic pores |
| thylakoids | sacs that lie on top of any other stacks |
| proton gradient | an imbalance in the proton concentration |
| ATP synthase | large channel-containing protein |
| rubisco | catalyzes the first reaction of the calvin cycle |
| anaerobic | does not require oxygen (O2.) |
| aerobic | requires energy |
| fermentation | begins with glycolosis followed by a special set of reactions whose only rolse is to help perpetuate glycolosis |
| Krebs Cycle | releases carbon dioxide and generates energy carriers |
| citric acid | a six-carbon compound; it produces when the two carbon acetyl group is added to a four carbon accepter |
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