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Biology Ch. 8 and 9
Vocabulary words related to respiration and photosynthesis
Term | Definition |
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Chlorophyll | Light absorbing pigment in plants |
Mitochondria | Main respiration location |
Glycolysis | Respiration stage - glucose becomes pyruvic acids |
Calvin Cycle | PSN stage - produces high energy sugars |
Krebs Cycle | Respiration stage - produces carbon dioxide and electron carriers |
Electron Transport Chain | Respiration stage - produces much of the ATP |
Light Dependent Reaction | PSN stage - produces ATP, NADPH, and oxygen |
Autotroph | Organisms that produce food |
Heterotroph | Organism that consumes energy (food) |
ATP | Energy storing molecule |
Lactic Acid Fermentation | Produces energy without oxygen in muscle cells |
Anaerobic | Means lacking oxygen |
Respiration | Process - burns glucose in the presence of oxygen |
Photosynthesis | Process - Uses sunlight to create glucose and oxygen |
Chloroplast | PSN location |
Aerobic | Means oxygen is present |