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Chapter 4 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATP | A molecule that transfers energy from the breakdown of food molecules to cell processes. |
| ADP | A lower energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group |
| Chemosynthesis | A process by which some organisms use chemical energy instead of light energy to make energy-storing carbon-based molecules |
| Photosynthesis | A process that captures energy from sunlight to make sugars that store chemical energy |
| Chlorophyll | A molecule in chloroplasts that absorbs some of the energy in viable light |
| Thylakoid discs | Membrane enclosed compartments containing chlorophyll & proteins |
| Grana | Stacks of thylakoid discs |
| Light-Dependent Reactions | Captures energy from sunlight |
| Light-Independent Reactions | Use energy from the light-dependent reactions to make sugars |
| Photosystems | Protein complexes that capture energy and transfer it to the thylakoid membranes |
| Electron Transport Chain (ETC) | Series of proteins that allow for ATP production |
| ATP Synthase | Enzyme complex that makes ATP by adding a phosphate group to ADP |
| Calvin Cycle | Uses CO2 and energy (ATP & NADPH) to make simple sugars |
| Cellular Respiration | Releases chemical energy from sugars and other carbon-based molecules to make ATP when oxygen is present |
| Aerobic Process | Requires Oxygen |
| Anaerobic process | does not require oxygen |
| Glycolysis | Process that does not require oxygen, begins to break down sugar; yields 2 ATP |
| Krebs Cycle | Produces molecules that carry energy to the second part of cellular respiration |
| Fermentation | Anaerobic process that allows glycolysis to continue when no oxygen is present |
| Lactic Acid | Product of lactic acid fermentation; causes muscles to burn during hard exercise |