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Ch. 4 science vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ATP | a molecule that transfers energy from the break down of food molecules to cell processes (3 phosphates) |
| ADP | a lower-energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group (2 phosphates) |
| Chemosynthesis | process by which ATP is synthesized by using chemicals as an energy source instead of light |
| Photosynthesis | process by which light energy is converted into chemical energy; produces sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water |
| Chlorophyll | light-absorbing pigment molecule in photosynthetic organisms |
| Thylakoid | membrane bound structure within chloroplast that contains chlorophyll and other light absorbing pigments used in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis |
| Light-Dependent reactions | part of a photosynthesis that absorbs energy from sunlight and transfers energy to the light independent reactions |
| Light-independent reactions | part of photosynthesis that uses energy absorbed during the light dependent reactions to synthesize carbohydrates |
| Photosystem | series of light absorbing pigments and proteins that capture and transfer in the thylakoid membrane |
| Electron transport train | series of proteins in the thylakoid and mitochondrial membranes that aid in converting ADP to ATP by transferring electrons |
| ATP synthase | enzyme that catalyzes the reaction that adds a high energy phosphate group to ADP to form ATP |
| Calvin cycle | process by which a photosynthetic organism uses energy to synthesize simple sugars from CO2 |
| Fermentation | anaerobic process by which ATP is produced by glycolsis |
| Lactic acid | product of fermentation in many types of cells, including human muscle cells |
| Cellular respiration | process of producing ATP by breaking down carbon-based molecules when oxygen is present |
| Aerobic | process that requires oxygen to occur |
| Glycolysis | anaerobic process in which glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate and two net ATP are produced |
| Anaerobic | process that does not require oxygen to occur |
| Krebs cycle | process during cellular respiration breaks down a carbon molecule to produce molecules that are used in the electron transport train |