Metabolism Vocabulary

3. A vein in the leaf that brings water up to the plant.
4. This kind of reaction requires an input of energy.
6. The membrane where the light dependent reaction takes place.
9. The location in the cell where cellular respiration occurs.
11. A cluster of chlorophyll or pigments are called this. They are the light collecting units of the chloroplast.
14. The type of respiration that does not require oxygen.
15. The membrane where the electron transport chain occurs.
19. The basic energy source of all living things.
21. The dense solution where the Calvin Cycle takes place.
24. Matter and energy cannot be created nor destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another.
25. The type of respiration that requires oxygen.
26. Organisms that can make their own food.

1. A waxy covering on the upper and lower surface of a leaf to help prevent water loss.
2. The alternative pathway of cellular respiration when oxygen is not present.
5. Using the energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into high-energy sugars (glucose) and oxygen
7. These molecules are responsible for carrying high-energy electrons NADP+ NAD+ and FAD+2
8. The sum total of all the chemical reactions in cells, tissues or the entire body.
10. The release of energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen.
12. The location in the mitochondria where the Krebs cycle occurs.
13. The organelle inside plants where photosynthesis takes place.
16. This kind of reaction releases energy during the reaction.
17. Organisms that cannot make their own food.
18. A vein in the leaf that carries glucose out of the leaf.
20. The pores on the underside of the leaf that allows carbon dioxide in and oxygen out.
22. These types of cells make up the primary photosynthetic layer of the leaf.
23. Any substance that absorbs light.