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Midterm Vocabulary Biology

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metabolic wasteany product from a process in organism that is not a desired product
resourcesany material needed for a process
osmosismovement of water molecules across a membrane
diffusionmovement of molecules due to brownian movement
facilitated diffusiondiffusion of a molecule through a membrane down concentration gradient - no energy from cell
exocytosispushing materials out of cell
endocytosisengulfing materials into the cell
active transportprocess which moves larger or charged molecules in or out of cell using energy
homeostasisthe stable environment inside an organism
autotrophorganism that makes its own food
heterotrophorganism that gains its energy from other organisms
thylakoidpart of chloroplast that contains grana and carries out the light reactions in the process of photosynthesis
stromasolution that surrounds the thylakoid in the chloroplast
granastack of thylakoid in the chloroplast
chlorophyllpigment that absorbs red and blue light to store energy in process of photosynthesis
light reactionsprocess in photosynthesis that splits water using light energy
calvin cyclecarbon fixation - part of photosynthesis where carbon is fixed into glucose
carbon fixationcalvin cycle and dark reactions
calvin cyclecarbon fixation and dark reactions
dark reactionscalvin cycle and carbon fixation
aerobicform of cellular respiration that uses oxygen
anaerobicform of cellular respiration that takes over when there is no oxygen available
krebs cycleseries of biochemical reactions that release carbon dioxide and result in the formation of ATP
ATPmolecule present in all living cells and acting as an energy source for metabolic processes
ADPturns into ATP when carrying energy


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