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vocab 2

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autotroph an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
cellular respiration the process by which cells derive energy from glucose.
consumer a person who consumes a product or service.
energy the force that causes things to move.
food any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support.
glucose A type of sugar; the chief source of energy for living organisms.
heterotroph an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients.
photosynthesis A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight.
producer an organism that makes its own food
Calvin cycle a series of chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and hydrogen-carrier compounds into glucose.
chemosynthesis the process by which food is made by bacteria or other living things using chemicals as the energy source, typically in the absence of sunlight.
chlorophyll the green pigment in plants, algae, and cyanobacteria that is essential for photosynthesis.
electron transport chain a collection of proteins bound to the inner mitochondrial membrane and organic molecules, which electrons pass through in a series of redox reactions, and release energy.
grana the components found inside chloroplasts of the plant cells.
light reactions the first stage of photosynthesis.
photosynthesis A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight.
stroma The cells and tissues that support and give structure to organs, glands, or other tissues in the body.
thylakoid membrane an internal system of interconnected membranes, that carry out the light reactions of photosynthesis.
aerobic respiration the process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into ATP (energy), carbon dioxide, and water.
anaerobic respiration a process that produces ATP in the absence of oxygen .
glycolysis A process in which glucose (sugar) is partially broken down by cells in enzyme reactions that do not need oxygen.
Krebs cycle is a series of biochemical reactions that help in breaking down and releasing energy stored in food through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA which is derived from carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and alcohol.Jan
alcoholic fermentation a biochemical process that converts sugars and other carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide through the action of microorganisms, primarily yeast or bacteria.
fermentation the process in which a substance breaks down into a simpler substance.
lactic acid fermentation a type of anaerobic respiration (or fermentation) that breaks down sugars to produce energy in the form of ATP.
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