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Biology 4.1-4.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Autotrophs | An organism that is able to make its own food |
| Heterotroph | An organism that depends on other organisms for food |
| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) | A compound that serves as a temporary energy storage molecules in all cells |
| ADP (adenosine diphosphate) | The molecule that is produced when ATP is split to yield energy |
| Photosynthesis | The process whereby simple sugars are formed from carbon dioxide and water is the presences of light and chlorophyll |
| Chlorophyll | The green pigment of plants cells that is necessary for photosynthesis |
| Pigment | A light absorbing molecules that functions in photosynthesis |
| Light dependent phase | The first phase of photosynthesis; requires light energy to Energize electrons in pigment |
| Electron transport chain | A series of aerobic reactions that release energy as they combine hydrogen and oxygen to form water |
| Calvin cycle | The most common pathway of photosynthesis; also called the carbon fixation cycle or light independent phase |
| Stroma | Material within the chloroplast that surrounds the Grana of thylakoids |
| ATP synthase | An enzyme necessary for the conversion of phosphate and ADP into ATP |
| Chemosynthesis | A process whereby certain organisms cellular energy from the breakdown of inorganic chemicals |
| cellular respiration | The breakdown of food (glucose) to release energy including both aerobic and anaerobic cellular respiration |
| Aerobic | Requiring oxygen |
| Anaerobic | Not requiring energy |
| Glycolysis | The breakdown of glucose to Pyruvic acid during cellular respiration |
| Krebs cycle | The stage of aerobic cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid reacts with an enzyme that removes a carbon from the pyruvic acid to produce acetyl CoA, CO2, hydrogen ions, ATP and electrons; also called the citric acid cycle |
| Acetyl CoA | A two carbon substance found in many cellular metabolism |
| Fermentation | The anaerobic breakdown of carbohydrates To pyruvic acid, and then to alcohol and carbon dioxide to lactic acid |