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- 3. respiration: The process by which cells break down glucose and oxygen to produce ATP, carbon dioxide, and water for energy.
- 5. Organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place, containing chlorophyll to capture sunlight.
- 6. The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen.
- 9. cycle: Also known as the citric acid cycle, it's part of cellular respiration where glucose is broken down into carbon dioxide, releasing energy stored in ATP.
- 13. Membrane-bound structures in chloroplasts where the light reactions of photosynthesis take place.
- 16. Organelles in animal and plant cells that are responsible for producing energy through cellular respiration.
- 17. A green pigment found in plants, algae, and some bacteria that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
- 20. A simple sugar and a key energy source for cells, produced during photosynthesis and used in cellular respiration.
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- 1. A gas that is a byproduct of photosynthesis and is used in cellular respiration to release energy from glucose.
- 2. The first step of cellular respiration, occurring in the cytoplasm, where glucose is broken down into pyruvate, releasing a small amount of energy.
- 4. reaction: The first stage of photosynthesis, where sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll and used to create ATP and NADPH.
- 7. transport chain: A series of proteins in the inner membrane of the mitochondria that transfer electrons and help produce ATP during cellular respiration.
- 8. The fluid-filled space inside the chloroplasts where the Calvin cycle occurs.
- 10. cycle: The second stage of photosynthesis, where ATP and NADPH are used to convert carbon dioxide into glucose.
- 11. (Adenosine triphosphate): The main energy currency of the cell, produced during cellular respiration, used to power cellular activities.
- 12. A process that allows cells to produce ATP without oxygen, resulting in byproducts like lactic acid or ethanol, typically used when oxygen is scarce.
- 14. A molecule used in photosynthesis, where it is split to provide electrons and protons; a byproduct of cellular respiration.
- 15. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, an energy carrier produced during the light reactions of photosynthesis, used in the Calvin cycle.
- 18. dioxide: A gas taken in by plants during photosynthesis and produced as a byproduct of cellular respiration.
- 19. The energy source for photosynthesis, used by plants to create glucose.