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Chapter 4
Chapter 4 Cells and Energy Photosynthesis and Cellular Resp
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATP | molecule that carries energy that cells can use, adenosine triphosphate, has 3 phosphate groups |
| ADP | lower energy molecule, adenosine diphosphate, has 2 phosphate groups |
| chemosynthesis | process by which some organisms us chemical energy to make food |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants capture energy from sunlight and store it as chemical energy in the form of sugar |
| chlorophyll | molecule in cholorplasts that absorbs sunlight and makes plants appear green |
| thylakoids | shaped like coins, contain chlorophyll, where the light dependent reaction happens |
| light dependent reaction | captures sunlight, breaks down water and releases oxygen |
| light independent reaction | uses energy from light dependent and carbon dioxide to make sugar, happens in the stroma |
| stroma | fluid outside the thylakoids where light indepedent reaction takes place |
| cellular respiration | using oxygen to produce ATP by breaking down carbon based molecules, happens in the mitochondria |
| aerobic | needs oxygen to happen |
| glycolysis | breaks glucose into 2 molecules that each have 3 carbons |
| anaerobic | means it does not need oxygen to happen |
| Krebs cycle | produces a small amount of ATP and other molecules to the next part of cellular respiration, give off carbon dioxide as a waste product,happens in the matrix |
| electron transport chain | energy is moved through a chain of proteins and a large number of ATP are produced, oxygen enters and is used to make water molecules as a waste produce, happens in inner membrane |
| fermentation | does not make ATP, but allows glycolysis to continue, products are pyruvate, ATP and NADH |
| lactic acid | no oxygen present after glycolysis happens, produced in your muscles |
| alcoholic fermentation | happens in yeast and produces carbon dioxide, important in the baking industry |