Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Vocab Flashcard

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Process by which plants capture light energy to convert CO2 and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates.

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Photosynthesis

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Saclike photosynthetic membranes in chloroplasts

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Thylakoid

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Principal pigment of plants and photosynthetic organisms

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Chlorophyll

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Fluid portion of chloroplast; outside thylakoids

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Stroma

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Process cells use to release energy without oxygen

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Fermentation

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Process releasing energy by breaking down glucose with oxygen.

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cellular respiration

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Low-energy molecule converted by adding a phosphate

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adenosine diphosphate (ADP)

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Second stage of cellular respiration: pyruvic acid breaks down into CO2 through energy-extracting reactions.

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Krebs cycle

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Stacks of thylakoids in chloroplast stroma

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grana (granum)

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First step in glucose energy release: glucose breaks into 2 pyruvic acid molecules.

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glycolysis