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Unit 4 Cellular Ener

TermDefinition
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work
Autotroph an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.
Photosynthesis process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
chlorophyll Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis
thylakoid A flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast, used to convert light energy into chemical energy.
cellular respiration Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
aerobic Process that requires oxygen
anaerobic Process that does not require oxygen
glycolysis A metabolic process that breaks down carbohydrates and sugars through a series of reactions to either pyruvic acid or lactic acid and release energy for the body in the form of ATP
fermentation A catabolic process that makes a limited amount of ATP from glucose without an electron transport chain and that produces a characteristic end product, such as ethyl alcohol or lactic acid.
product A substance produced in a chemical reaction
reactant a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
-lysis to dissolve/destruct
-ose sugar, carbohydrate
-synthesis to put together or make
a/an- without/not
aero- air/oxygen
glyco- sugar
photo- light
chlor- green
-phyll leaf
-phyte plant
-osis process
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