| Term | Definition |
|---|
| anaerobic | term for processes that do not require oxygen |
| aerobic | term for processes that require oxygen |
| autotroph | organism that obtains energy from sunlight or inorganic substances |
| Calvin cycle | common method of carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthesis |
| carbon dioxide fixation | process by which carbon dioxide in incorporated into organic compounds |
| carotenoids | yellow and orange plant pigments that aid in photosynthesis |
| cellular respiration | process by which living organisms harvest the energy in food molecules |
| chlorophyll | pigment responsible for trapping light energy in photosynthesis |
| electron transport chain | series of molecules through which electrons are passed to make ATP |
| FADH2 | electron carrier produced during the Krebs cycle |
| fermentation | anaerobic process of cellular respiration that recycles NAD+ needed to continue glycolysis |
| glycolysis | biochemical pathway that breaks down glucose to pyruvate |
| heterotroph | organism that must get energy from food sources |
| Krebs cycle | cyclic biochemical pathway of cellular respiration that uses carbon dioxide and produces ATP, NADH, and FADH2 |
| NADH | electron carrier that stores energy used to make ATP |
| NADPH | electron carrier that provides high-energy electrons for photosynthesis |
| photosynthesis | process by which organisms use light energy to produce organic compounds |
| pigment | molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light |
| thylakoid | internal membrane bound sac of chloroplast |
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