Across
- 1. Saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplast
- 3. Amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius
- 8. Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms
- 12. Compound used by cells to store and release energy
- 14. Light- absorbing molecule used by plants to gather the sun’s energy
- 16. set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce APT and NADPH
- 17. process that does not require oxygen
- 18. first set of reactions in cellular respiration in which a molecule of glucose is broken into two molecules of pyruvic acid
- 19. Set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy form ATP and NADPH Is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin cycle
Down
- 2. Second stage of cellular respiration in which pyruvic acid is broken into carbon dioxide in a series of energy-extracting reactions
- 4. innermost compartment of the mitochondrion
- 5. process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen
- 6. Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
- 7. Cluster of chlorophyll and protein found in the thylakoids
- 9. Carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules
- 10. Fluid portion of the chloroplast; outside of the thylakoids
- 11. process that requires oxygen
- 13. process by which cells release energy in the absence of oxygen
- 15. Series of electron carriers that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
- 20. Electron carrier involved in glycolysis