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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is energy? | The ability to do work |
| What form of energy is necessary for living organisms? | Chemical energy |
| How do living organisms store energy? | In the molecules utilized by the cell |
| Where in those molecules is the energy stored? | The bonds |
| What is THE most important molecule that STORES energy for living organisms? | ATP (Adenosine TriPhosphate) |
| How is all the energy stored in those molecules released? | By breaking the bonds |
| What is Photosynthesis? | The ability of an organism to convert light energy from the sun into ATP and carbo's |
| What organisms perform photosynthesis? | Autotrophs |
| What is the equation of photosynthesis? | 6H2O + 6CO2 + Energy (Light) ---> 6O2 + C6H12O6 |
| What makes up the visible light spectrum? | ROY G BIV |
| What are the 3 major characteristics of light? | |
| What pigments are essential to photosynthesis? | Chlorophyll |
| What are the pigments within plants associated with photosynthesis? | Chlorophyll a and b |
| What portion of the visible light spectrum is absorbed by the 2 major pigments of photosynthesis? | Red, orange, indigo, and yellow |
| What is the first step of Photosynthesis? | The light-dependent reaction |
| Describe the light-dependent reaction | The light reaction is responsible for absorbing light energy and using the excited electron it then makes in order to create ATP and NADPH |
| What are the functions of ATP and NADPH as it relates to photosynthesis? | It is then utilized in order to combine CO2 and create glucose |
| What is the second step in photosynthesis? | Light-independent reaction/Calvin Cycle |
| Describe the light-independent reaction | The choloroplast captures CO2 and a long with the ATP and NADPH the CO2 is used to create Glucose |
| What is the most important molecule that provides energy to cells? | Glucose |
| What process is responsible for making the energy molecule? | Cellular Respiration |
| What is cellular respiration? | An energy conversion that releases energy from food to support cell life |
| What organisms perform cellular respiration? | Eukaryotic Cells |
| What allows an organic molecule to possess energy? | Food |