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Bio Vocab 3.1
Bio Vocab 3.1 - Cell Energy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | Process that converts sunlight energy into glucose (Occurs in the chloroplast) |
| Chloroplast | Green organelle where photosynthesis takes place |
| Chlorophyll | Pigment that absorbs blue & red light from the sun |
| Glucose | Molecule produced during photosynthesis |
| Mitochondria | Organelle where cellular respiration takes place |
| ATP | Chemical energy produced during cellular respiration |
| Reactants | Needed for the reaction to occur (Left side of the equation) |
| Products | Produced by the reaction (Right side of the equation) |
| Thylakoid | Green, pancake-shaped disk inside chloroplast. |
| Grana (granum) | Stack of thylakoids. |
| Stroma | Liquid space inside chloroplast. |