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Chapter 5 Vocab

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Photosynthesis is the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy.
Autotrophs organisms that use energy from sunlight of from chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic compouds.
Heterotrophs organisms that must get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances.
Cellular Respiration is a metabolic process similar to burning fuel.
Pigment light asorbing substances.
Chlorophyll the primary pigment involed in photosnythesis.
Caroteniods the pigments that produce yellow and orange fall leaf colors, as well as the colors of many fruits vegetables, and flowers.
Thylakiods clusters of pigments are embedded in the membrane of disk-shaped structures.
Electron Transport Chains the series of molecules through which excited electrons are passed along a thylakiod membrane.
NADPH is an electron carrrier that provides the high-enery electrons needed to make carbon-hydrogen bonds in the thrid stage of photosnythesis.
Carbon Dioxide Fixation the transfer of carbon dioxide to organic compounds.
Calvin Cycle is a series of enzymes-assisted chemical reactions that produces a three-carbon sugar.
Aerobic metabolic process that requires oxygen.
Anaerobic metabolic process that does not require oxygen.
Glycolysis glucose is broken down down in cytoplasm.
NADH forms an electron carrier.
Kerbs Cycle a cycle where Acetyl-CoA enters a series of enzymes-assisted reactions.
FADH2 is another type of electron carrier.
Fermentation the recycling of NAD+ using an organic hydrogen acceptor.
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