Cellular Energy Vocabulary

Front

What is the energy-carrying biological molecule that drives cellular activities when broken down?

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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

Front

What is the fluid-filled space outside the grana where the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis occur?

Back

Stroma

Front

What type of organism captures energy from sunlight or inorganic substances to produce its own food?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is the term for an organism that cannot make its own food and feeds on other organisms?

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Heterotroph

Front

What is the anabolic process in which light energy from the Sun is converted to chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the primary function of ATP in cellular processes?

Back

To provide energy for cellular activities.

Front

What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?

Back

Light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle).

Front

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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To absorb light energy, primarily from the blue and red wavelengths.

Front

What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

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Autotrophs produce their own food, while heterotrophs consume other organisms for energy.

Front

What is the significance of the stroma in photosynthesis?

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It is the site where the light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle) take place.