| A | B |
|---|
| energy | ability to do work |
| autotrophs | make their own food |
| heterotrophs | don't make their own food |
| photosynthesis | process that converts the radiant energy of sunlight into chemical energy |
| cellular respiration | process that releases chemical energy for the cell |
| energy is stored in ___ in food molecules | bonds |
| oxidation-reduction reactions | chemical reactions that pass electrons from 1 atom or molecule to another |
| oxidation | loss of electrons |
| reduction | gain of electrons |
| electrons move with a proton as part of a ___ atom | H+ |
| ATP (adenosine triphosphate) stores ____ | energy |
| ATP is composed of (3 things...) | 1. molecule of adenine 2. molecule of ribose 3. 3 phosphate groups |
| ATP stores energy in bonds between ______ groups | phosphate |
| when the bonds break...... | energy is released |
| phosphorylation | process of adding a P to ADP and making ATP |
| ATPase | enzyme which breaks down ATP into ADP and P |
| ATPsynthetase | enzyme which makes ATP from ADP and P |
| # of ATPs and NADPHs needed to make one glucose? | 18 ATPs and 12 NADPHs |
| Where do the light reactions occur? | thylakoid membrane |
| What's the gooey stuff outside the thylakoids where the Calvin Cycle occurs? | stroma |
| What are the reactants of photosynthesis? | Carbon dioxide, sunlight, water |
| What are the products of photosynthesis? | oxygen, carbohydrate |
| What is the basic equation for photosynthesis? | 6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6(CH2O) + 6O2 |
| What is wavelength? | distance between two equal points on a wave |
| What has shortest wavelength? | gamma rays |
| What has longest wavelength? | tv and radio waves |
| Are green and yellow light absorbed or reflected by chlorophyll? | reflected |
| What is the chlorophyll's role in photosynthesis? | absorbs light energy |
| After the light reactions, what two things move on to the Calvin Cycle? | ATP and NADPH |
| How many cycles of the Calvin Cycle are needed to create C6H12O6? | 2 |
| Oxygen is a ______ | biproduct |
