A set of vocabulary for the sixth test in honors biology!
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| process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches | ||
| reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars | ||
| the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP and NADPH | ||
| The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water. | ||
| A flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast, used to convert light energy into chemical energy. | ||
| first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid | ||
| the process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen | ||
| process that does not require oxygen | ||
| organelle where cellular respiration occurs and most ATP is generated | ||
| pairs of cells that surround stomata and control their opening and closing | ||
| the molecules that carry energy from light to the Calvin Cycle in photosynthesis | ||
| Similar structure to ATP but has only 2 phosphate groups. Partly charged | ||
| green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis | ||
| the organic molecule that stores light energy at the end of photosynthesis and is a reactant in cellular respiration | ||
| the reactant in the light reaction that is broken down to produce oxygen gas as a waste product | ||
| organelle found in cells of plants and some other organisms that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy | ||
| organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer | ||
| molecules at the end of a chemical reaction | ||
| molecules at the beginning of a chemical reaction | ||
| the small openings on the undersides of most leaves through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can move | ||
| Feedback that tends to magnify a process or increase its output. | ||
| feedback in which an increase in the stimulus tends to decrease the output. | ||
| the small and steady changes that keep an organism within a range of homeostasis. | ||
| the process by which organisms keep their internal environment relatively stable | ||
| process that releases energy by breaking down food molecules in the presence of oxygen: made up of glycosis, the krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain |
