Biology Ch. 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Photosynthesis | The process of turning water, carbon-dioxide and other organic materials into glucose, ATP, and oxygen. |
| Cellular Respiration | Cells make carbon in glucose into stable carbon dioxide molecules and produce energy. |
| ATP | Adenosine Tri-phosphate, or the energy that almost all cells use to make energy. |
| ATP synthase | An enzyme that catalyzes or speeds up the synthesis or creation of ATP, from ADP and AMP. |
| Electron Transport Chain | A series of molecules in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion |
| Thylakoid | Disc-like sacs which absorb light |
| Pigment | A substance that absorbs certain wavelengths |
| Chlorophyll | A green pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs light energy to start photosynthesis. |
| Calvin cycle | A cycle with the endless cycle of Carbon Fixation, Transferring Energy, and Making Sugar. |
| Glycolysis | A process in which enzymes break down one six-carbon molecule of glucose into two three-carbon pyruvate molecules. |
| Anaerobic | Without oxygen |
| Aerobic | With oxygen |
| Krebs cycle | A series of reactions that produce electron carriers |
| Fermentation | A cycle in which carbohydrates are broken down in the absence of oxygen, and recycles the NAD+ that is needed to continue making ATP through glycolysis. |
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