Chapter 8 Vocab

1. fermentation done by most organisms to convert pyruvic acid to lactic acid.
3. cell in epidermis of plants that open and closes stomata
5. fluid portion of the chloroplast
7. the chemicals addition of a phosphate to ADP to make ATP
10. fermentation done by yeast that produces alcohol
12. second stage of cellular respiration where pyruvic acid breaks down into carbon dioxide
14. compound used by cells to store and release energy
15. process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
18. organelle found in plants to capture sunlight and turn it into chemical energy

2. process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and food molecules
4. process used by plants to turn sunlight into chemical energy
6. organism that is capable of using sunlight or chemicals to produce its own food
8. small opening in epidermis of plant that allows gas and water exchange
9. series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle electrons
11. saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts
13. cell organelle that converts chemical energy in food to energy for the cell
16. principle pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms
17. first set of reactions in cellular respiration where glucose is broken into two pyruvic acid molecules