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BJU BIO CH 4 REVIEW
marchbio ch 4 review
| concept | term |
|---|---|
| the type of RNA that has anticodon | tRNA |
| The type of RNA that has neither codons nor anticodons | rRNA |
| The end of an amino acid chain | stop codons |
| The destructive (energy-releasing) phase of metabolism | catabolism |
| messenger RNA codon codes for | an amino acid |
| nitrogen-containing base found only in RNA | uracil |
| the breakdown of glucose by enzyme action in the absence of oxygen | fermentation |
| the term for when living things obtain energy for life processes from inorganic materials | chemosynthesis |
| the phase of photosynthesis that splits water molecules | light-dependent phase |
| the type of chlorophyll that is most directly involved in photosynthesis that is essentially assisted by others | chlorophyll a |
| the molecule that delivers amino acids to the ribosomes | transfer RNA |
| the amount of light that the light-independent phase of photosynthesis takes place | either in the presence or absence of light |
| the most important function of chlorophyll | absorb light |
| the breaking down of food to release energy | cellular respiration |
| the trophic type of a nutritionally dependent organism | heterotrophic |
| the man who discovered much of the information about photosynthesis | Calvin |
| a process that does not use oxygen | anaerobic |
| one example of a phosphorus-containing compound that stores energy | ATP |
| a carbon dioxide acceptor | RuBP |
| the major products of photosynthesis | oxygen and glucose |
| an autotrophic organism | an oak tree |
| the RNA that carries the DNA code from the nucleus to the ribosomes | messenger RNA |
| the phase of photosynthesis that requires an input of sunlight and H2O | light-dependent phase |
| the organelle made of membranes containing chlorophyll | grana |
| the phase of photosynthesis that requires carbon dioxide and RuBP | light-independent phase |
| requires an input of glucose and ATP | glycolysis |
| the RNA segments that are cut our and not used in the formation of mRNA | introns |
| the place where the entire process of photosynthesis takes place | chloroplast |
| the RNA pieces that form mRNA | exons |
| an alternate photosynthesis pathway | c4 pathway |
| the manufacture of an amino acid chain | translation |
| the anticodon that lines up with the codon UAC | AUG |
| the base that pairs with cytosine in DNA | guanine |
| RNA molecules transfer _________ | amino acids |
| the type of RNA that has codons | mRNA |