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- 3. plants: Plants that fix carbon dioxide into a 4-carbon compound (Efficient in warm weather)
- 4. A protective outer layer that limits the loss of water through evaporation
- 7. aerobes: Organisms that can switch between aerobic and anaerobic respiration
- 10. mesophyll layer: Beneath the upper epidermis; contains close packed cells that absorb light that enters the leaf
- 11. factors of photosynthesis: light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration, and temperature are limiting factors of photosynthesis
- 13. An electron carrier that plays a key role in cellular respiration
- 15. 2: The first photosystem that absorbs light and splits water molecules
- 16. acid: An organic acid produced in animals during the breakdown of carbohydrates for energy
- 20. An electron carrier that delivers high-energy electrons
- 21. A: A vital cofactor that acts as a carrier for acyl groups in the synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids and carbohydrates metabolism
- 22. fermentation: A biological process where microorganisms such as yeast convert sugars into ethanol and carbon dioxide
- 25. cycle: A central pathway in the cell that generates energy for the cell; a key part of cellular respiration
- 29. The loss of water through leaves
- 30. acid: The product of glycolysis and breaks down and synthesizes sugars, amino acids, and fatty acids
- 31. An electron carrier used mainly in photosynthesis
- 32. A key 3-carbon sugar in the Calvin cycle and glycolysis
- 33. A metabolic process in plants that uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide. It competes with photosynthesis
- 35. Fluid-filled space within the chloroplast
- 37. 1: A protein complex that captures light energy for photosynthesis
- 39. A class of proteins that are crucial for electron transfer in cells
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- 1. An enzyme that catalyzes the first step in the Calvin Cycle.
- 2. transport system: A series of protein complexes in the mitochondria that helps produce ATP
- 3. Cycle: A series of biochemical reactions where carbon dioxide is converted into glucose
- 5. (Stoma): Small openings in the epidermis that allow carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf
- 6. The breakdown of glucose into two pyruvate molecules while producing some ATP
- 8. A carrier molecule that involved in photosynthesis that carries high-energy electrons and protons, which forms NADPH
- 9. respiration: Energy production that uses oxygen to produce large amounts of ATP
- 12. Cell: Highly specialized cells that surround the stomata and control their opening and closing
- 14. spectrum: A graph that shows the wavelengths of light that is absorbed by a pigment
- 17. Membrane-bound compartment (sacs) in a chloroplast
- 18. plants: Plants that fix carbon dioxide into a 3-carbon molecule (Efficient in cool weather)
- 19. An organism that cannot produce its own food and instead consumes other organisms for nutrition and energy
- 23. aerobes: Organisms that need oxygen to survive
- 24. A 5-carbon sugar crucial for photosynthesis
- 26. An organism that can produce its own food from simple inorganic materials
- 27. (granum): A stack of thylakoids
- 28. plants: plants/CAM photosynthesis:plants that use a specialized form of photosynthesis called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
- 34. respiration: Energy production that dosen’t use oxygen but produces little ATP
- 36. Stands for adenosine triphosphate and is a molecule that stores and transfers energy that powers many cellular processes
- 38. mesophyll layer: Beneath the palisade layer; a loose tissue that has many air spaces between its cells