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1610 Bio Exam 3
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autotroph | An organism that synthesizes complex organic compounds from simple inorganic raw materials; also called a producer. |
| Heterotroph | An organism that cannot synthesize its own food from inorganic raw materials and therefore must obtain energy and body building materials from other organism; also called consumers. |
| Redox reactions occur in both aerobic respiration and _____________. | photosynthesis |
| Redox Reaction | the chemical reaction in which one or more electrons are transferred from one substance (the substance that becomes oxidized) to another substance (the substance that becomes reduced). |
| Light reactions | Reactions of photosynthesis in which light energy absorbed by chrlorophyll is used to synthesize ATP and usually NADPH. (include cyclic electron transport and non-cyclic electron transport) |
| Calvin Cycle (Carbon Fixation Cycle) | Cyclic series of reactions in the chrloroplast stroma in photosynthesis, fixes carbon dioxide and produces carbohydrates. |
| What are grana (granum)? | A stack of thlakoids. |
| Where would you find grana (granum)? | within a chloroplast |
| Absorbtion Spectrum | A graph of the amount of light at specific wavelengths that is absorbed as light passes through a substance. Each type of molecule has a characteristic absorption spectrum. |
| _________ is the main type of photosynthetic pigment. | chrloophyll |
| Chlorophyll molecules have a two part structure, what are the two parts? | A complex ring and a long side chain. |
| The ring structure in a chlorophyll is called a ________ ring. | porphyrin |