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Science
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATP | Adenosene triphosophate |
| ADP | Adenosene diphosphate |
| Chemosynthesis | Process by which ATP is synthesized by using chemicals as an energy source instead of light |
| Photosynthesis | Process that captures energy from sunlight to make sugars that store chemical energy |
| Chlorophyll | Green Pigment; Molecule in chloroplasts |
| Thylakoid | Membranes contain chlorophyll, other light absorbing molecules and protons |
| Light-Dependant | Captures energy from sunlight |
| Light-Independant | Use energy from the light-dependant reactions to make sugars |
| Photosystems | Series of light-absorbing pigments and protons that capture and transfer energy in the thylakoid membrane |
| Electron Transport Chain | A series of proteins in the thylakoid membrane |
| ATP Synthase | Makes ATP by adding phosphate groups to ADP |
| Calvin Cycle | Process by which a photosynthetic organism uses energy to synthesize simple sugars from Carbon Dioxide CO(2) |
| Cellular Respiration | Releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present |
| Aerobic | Needs energy to take place |
| Glycolysis | Splits glucose into two three-carbon molecules and makes two molecules of ATP |
| Anaerobic | Does not need oxygen to take place |
| Krebs Cycle | Produces molecules that carry energy to the second part of cellular respiration |
| Fermentation | Does not make ATP, but allows glycolysis to continue |
| Lactic Acid | C(3)H(6)O(3), causes your muscles to "burn" during excercise |