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BJU BIO CH 4 REVIEW
marchbio ch 4 review
concept | term |
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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 |