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Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration

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aerobic (5-3)term from processes that require oxygen
anaerobic (5-3)term for processes that do not require oxygen
autotroph (5-1)organism that obtains energy from sunlight or inorganic substances
Calvin cycle (5-2)common method of carbon dioxide fixation in photosynthesis
carbon dioxide fixation (5-2)process by which carbon dioxide is incorporated into organic compounds
carotenoid (5-2)yellow and orange plant pigments that aid in photosynthesis
cellular respiration (5-1)process by which living organisms harvest the energy in food molecules
chlorophyll (5-2)pigment responsible for trapping light energy in photosynthesis
electron transport chain (5-2)series of molecules through which electrons are passed to make ATP
FADH2 (5-3)electrion carrier produced during the Krebs cyclce
fermentation (5-3)anaerobic process of cellular respiration that recycles NAD+ needed to continue glycoysis
glycolysis (5-3)biochemical pathway that breaks down glucose to pyruvate
heterotroph (5-1)organism that must get energy from food sources
Krebs cycle (5-3)cyclic biochemical pathway of cellular respiration that uses carbon dioxide and produced ATP, NADH, and FADH2
NADH (5-3)electron carrier that stores energy used to make ATP
NADPH (5-2)electron carrier that provides high-energy electrons for photosynthesis
photosynthesis (5-1)process by which organisms use light energy to produce organic compounds
pigment (5-2)molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light
thylakoid (5-2)internal membrane-bound sac of a chloroplast


Mrs. Donna Cooper

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