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Unit 5 - Cellular Energy

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autotroph   organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer   "auto" = self; "troph" = feeder; "self feeder"; all plants and some microorganisms are autotrophs  
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heterotroph   organism that obtains food by consuming other living things; also called a consumer   "hetero" = other; "troph" = feeder; "other feeder"; all animals and fungi are heterotrophs  
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adenosine triphosphate (ATP)   compound used by cells to store and release energy   cell energy; remove a phosphate (ADP) to release the energy  
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enzyme   protein catalyst that speeds up the rate of specific biological reactions   enzymes speed up reactions  
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active site   the locations on enzymes where substrates can bind   "lock and key" model; substrates are the molecules either being built up into something bigger or broken down in a chemical reaction  
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photosynthesis   process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches   6 CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6 H2O (water) --> C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6 O2 (oxygen)  
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chloroplast   organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy   organelle that lets plants do photosynthesis  
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chlorophyll   principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms   "chloro" = green  
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light-dependent reactions (photolysis)   set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and break down water   1st step of photosynthesis; breaks down water to get some of the pieces needed to make a sugar  
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light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle)   set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin Cycle   2nd step of photosynthesis; step in which sugar is actually made  
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cellular respiration   process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen   C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6 O2 (oxygen) --> 6 CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 6 H2O (water)  
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mitochondria   cell organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use (ATP)   the "powerhouse" of the cell; makes ATP (cell energy)  
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glycolysis   first set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid   happens in all organisms in the cytoplasm; starts the breakdown of sugar to get a little bit of energy (ATP)  
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Krebs Cycle   second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken down into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions   happens in the mitochondria; keeps breaking a sugar down into CO2  
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electron transport chain   series of reactions that move high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions   these reactions require oxygen (which is why we have to breathe it);  
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anaerobic respiration (fermentation)   process that releases energy, but does NOT require oxygen   example: lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation  
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