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Biology Vocabulary

Bio vocab

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an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate}
Aerobic the process in which pyrovic acid is broken down and NADH is used to make a large amount of ATP, the part of respiration that is carried out in the presence of oxygen.
anaerobic describes a process that does not require oxygen
cellular respiration process by which cells obtain energy from carbohydrates atmospheric oxygen combines with glucose to form water and carbon dioxide .
glycolysis an anaerobic breakdown of glucose to pyrovic acid which makes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP
stroma in plants, the solution that surrounds the thylakoids in a chloroplast .
grana a stack of thylakoids
cristae one of the many foldings of the inner membrane of mitochondria
thylakoids a membrane system found within chloroplasts that contains the components of photosynthesis
metabolism the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism
pigment a substance that gives another substance or a mixture, its color
chloroplast an organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs
fermentation The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts, or mold in the absence of oxygen
chromatography a laboratory method for separating pigments in a mixture
Calvin cycle a biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP
C4 Pathway a carbon-fixing process in which carbon dioxide is bound to a compound to form a four-carbon intermediate.
CAM pathway a water-conserving carbon fixing process, CAM plants take in carbon at night and fix it into various organic compounds and release it during the day
aero air
a-an not/without/lacking
glyc sweet/sugar
meta/met between/along/after
chlor green
plast form/formed into
chrom green
gram/graph recording/writing
syn together
photo light
sis condition/state
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