5804753400 | ATP | The energy currency of cellular metabolism | ![]() | 0 |
5804766429 | Phosphorylation | Chemical reaction resulting in the addition of a phosphate group to an organic molecule. | ![]() | 1 |
5804774233 | Oxidation | Loss of an electron by an atom or molecule; often results in loss of a hydrogen ion as well. | ![]() | 2 |
5804782728 | Reduction | The gain of an electron by an atom or molecule, often with an associated proton. | ![]() | 3 |
5804796462 | Fermentation | Anaerobic respiration; extraction of energy from organic compounds without the use of oxygen. | ![]() | 4 |
5804806512 | Citric Acid Cycle (Krebs Cycle) | A series of reactions in the mitochondrial matrix that produces energy carriers (NADH, FADH2, ATP) and carbon dioxide | ![]() | 5 |
5804828506 | Glycolysis | The anaerobic breakdown of glucose into two molecules of pyruvate; precursor to aerobic respiration | ![]() | 6 |
5804834007 | Electron Transport Chain | The passage of electrons through a series of molecules embedded in the mitochondrial or chloroplast membranes. | ![]() | 7 |
5804838938 | Chemiosmosis | The generation of ATP through an accumulation of protons on one side of a mitochondrial or chloroplast membrane. | ![]() | 8 |
5804853947 | ATP Synthase | An enzyme in the membranes of chloroplasts or mitochondria that uses energy from the concentration of protons (created by chemiosmosis) to synthesize ATP. | ![]() | 9 |
5804872518 | Light Reactions | Light energy is captured and used to produce ATP and NADPH in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts | ![]() | 10 |
5804886015 | Calvin Cycle | A series of reactions in the chloroplast that use ATP, NADPH, and carbon dioxide to produce glucose. | ![]() | 11 |
5804895198 | Thylakoid | Disk-like membranes inside the chloroplast where the light reactions of photosynthesis take place. | ![]() | 12 |
5804898117 | NADH | An reduced energy carrier created by the Krebs cycle during cellular respiration that delivers high energy electrons used by the electron transport chain. | ![]() | 13 |
5804905992 | FADH2 | An reduced energy carrier created by the Krebs cycle during cellular respiration that delivers high energy electrons used by the electron transport chain. | ![]() | 14 |
5804907234 | NADPH | A reduced energy carrier created by the Light Reactions of photosynthesis that delivers high energy electrons used to fuel the Calvin Cycle | ![]() | 15 |
5804924872 | Pyruvate | A 3-carbon molecule produced by the digestion of glucose during glycolysis | ![]() | 16 |
5805263376 | Photophosphyorylation | The synthesis of ATP from ADP during the light reactions using energy from sunlight | ![]() | 17 |
5805276994 | Photosystem | A complex composed of chlorophyll, other pigments, and proteins that traps light energy as excited electrons. | ![]() | 18 |
5805282775 | Photolysis | The separation of water into oxygen and hydrogen in the presence of light energy | ![]() | 19 |
5805293628 | Carbon Fixation | The binding of carbon dioxide to a sugar as the first step in synthesis of glucose during photosynthesis | ![]() | 20 |
5805300114 | Rubisco | An enzyme in plants that catalyzes the binding of atmospheric carbon dioxide to an organic compound | ![]() | 21 |
5805311828 | Stomata | A small opening bordered by guard cells on the underside of a leaf that allows for gas exchange and transpiration | ![]() | 22 |
5805317714 | Transpiration | The loss of water vapor by plant parts, caused mainly by evaporation of water leaving the stomata | ![]() | 23 |
5805322064 | Phototropism | In plants, a growth response to a light stimulus | ![]() | 24 |
5805327463 | Photoperiodism | When biological reactions vary based on the duration of day and night. | ![]() | 25 |
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