Heterotroph
________: derives all nutrition from complex organic substances.
ATP
The molecules in the inner bag of the mitochrondria do what: create an electron transport chain that enables ________ production.
Thylakoids
________: conversion of light to chemical energy.where chlorophyl is located.
Electromagnetic spectrum
________: range of energy within a ray of light that is organized into different wavelengths.
Photons
________ are organized into: waves.
Autotroph
________: organism that is able to produce nutrional substances from inorganic substances.
Cellular respiration
________: organisms release energy stored from the chemical bonds of food molecules they eat (or sugar they produce in photosynthesis) and use it as fuel.
Regeneration
_: some molecules of G3P are used to _ the original organic molecule, using energy from ATP.
mitochondrial matrix
Inside the mitcochondrion, material can lie in one of two spaces: intermembrane space, ________.
enzyme rubisco
Fixation: the ________ plucks carbon atoms one at a time, from CO2 molecules in the air, attaching them to an organic molecule.
Photoautotrophs
________: uses sunlight to produce nutrional substances.
Photosynthesis
________: plants capture energy from the sun and store it in the chemical bonds to make sugars and other food molecules.
Thermodynamics
________: the study of tranformation of energy from one type to another.
Sugar creation
________: the organic molecule is modified into a small sugar called G3P, using energy from ATP and NADPH.
Stomata
_: carbon dioxide enters a plant through _, but water can be lost through the same openings.
bonds of ATP
Where do cells store energy: in the ________ molecules, the usable form of energy for cells.
Photons
________ cause electrons in chlophyll to enter an excited state.
cellular respiration
Where is energy is stored in ________: in between the phosphate groups.
what is energy
the capacity to do work
what kind of energy does food contain
chemical energy
what are the two key processes that convert energy into a form that living organisms can use
photosynthesis and cellular respiration
what are the two kinds of energy
kinetic and potential
kinetic energy
energy of motion
potential energy
stored energy
where does food have potential energy stored
in chemical bonds
chemical energy
a form of potential energy stored in chemical bonds
what kind of bonds store chemical energy
C-H bonds
as energy is captured and converted, the amount of energy available to do work
decreases
kinetic energy to potential energy
light energy from the sun→energy transformed into heat→ chemical energy stored in plants
potential energy to kinetic energy
chemical energy(glycogen) stored in muscles and liver→energy transformed into heat→kinetic energy of forced motion
first law of thermodynamics
energy can never be created or destroyed
second law of thermodynamics
some energy will be converted to heat; not perfectly efficient
photosynthesis
plants capture energy from the sun and store it in the chemical bonds to make sugars and other food molecules
what is a byproduct of photosynthesis
O2
autotroph
organism that is able to produce nutrional substances from inorganic substances
photoautotrophs
uses sunlight to produce nutrional substances
heterotroph
derives all nutrition from complex organic substances
light energy
a type of kinetic energy made up of little energy packets called photons
photons are organized into
waves
what corresponds to the amount of energy being carried by the photon
wavelength
electromagnetic spectrum
range of energy within a ray of light that is organized into different wavelengths
describe the relationship between wavelength and energy
shorter the wavelength, higher the energy
photosynthetic pigments
plants produce several different light-absorbing pigments
where does photosynthesis take place in the plant cell
organelles called chloroplasts
stroma
production of sugars
thylakoids
conversion of light to chemical energy.where chlorophyl is located
describe the energy movement through chlorophyl
1)light energy causes chlorophyl to enter an excited state.2)the excited electron either transfers some energy to a nearby molecule(thus exciting that electron) OR the excited electron is transferred entirely to a nearby molecule
input of photosynthesis
sunlight + water+ CO2
output of photosynthesis
oxygen + sugar
where does the "photo" reaction take place in photosynthesis
occurs in the thylakoids of the leaves chlorplasts
what is the synthesis part of photosynthesis
the calvin cycle
what are the steps of the calvin cycle
1)fixation 2)sugar creation 3)regeneration
fixation
the enzyme rubisco plucks carbon atoms one at a time, from CO2 molecules in the air, attaching them to an organic molecule
sugar creation
the organic molecule is modified into a small sugar called G3P, using energy from ATP and NADPH
regeneration
some molecules of G3P are used to regenerate the original organic molecule, using energy from ATP
stomata
carbon dioxide enters a plant through stomata, but water can be lost through the same openings
describe how plants that are adapted to dry conditions use stomates
they tend to keep stomata closed during the day , but open at the end of the day
cellular respiration
organisms release energy stored from the chemical bonds of food molecules they eat(or sugar they produce in photosynthesis) and use it as fuel
where is energy is stored in cellular respiration
in between the phosphate groups
where do cells store energy
in the bonds of ATP molecules, the usable form of energy for cells
input of cellular respiration
oxygen + sugar
output of cellular respiration
carbon dioxide +
what is the first step of cellular respiration
glycolysis
what is glycolysis
the universal energy releasing pathway
what is the first step of glycolysis and what happens
preparatory phase-ATP must be spent to initiate glycolysis
what is the second phase of glycolysis and what happens
payoff phase-1)ATP is formed 2) electrons are tranferrred from glucose to NAD+ to yield the high energy electron carrier NADH
where does glycolysis take place
in the cells cytosol
what is the second step of celluar respiration
the citric acid cycle extracts energy from sugar
what must happen before the citric acid cylcle can begin
pyruvate(the end product of glycolysis) must be modified
where do modifications of pyruvate take place
in the cells mitochondria
what is third step of cellular respiration
ATP is built in the electron transport chain
inside the mitcochondrion, material can lie in one of two spaces
intermembrane space, mitochondrial matrix
the molecules in the inner bag of the mitochrondria do what
create an electron transport chain that enables ATP production
anaerobic respiration
fermentation
when theres no oxygen, what does NADH do
donates electrons to pyruvate, producing fermentation products like lactic acid or alcohol
knowledge about DNA is helping to increase what In the world?
justice ex: innocence project
what are some examples of news articles involving DNA?
“Selfish dictators may owe theirbehaviour partly to their genes,according to a study that claimsto have found a genetic link toruthlessness.”–Nature, April 2008 “Too Many One-Night Stands? BlameYour Genes . . . according to anew study, it may be fair to saythat while you jolly well couldhelp cheating, your particulargenes did make things moredifficult.”— Time, December 2010
DNA contains instructions for what?
the development and functioning of all living organisms.
who figured out the exact structure of DNA?
James Watson and Francis Crick
The first sketch of the double helix was rendered by who?
artist Odile Crick (Francis Cricks wife)
describe the double helix structure in DNA
the sugar phosphate backbones spiral around each other, forming vertical structure of DNA. They are connected by bases sticking out from their sugar molecules
what are the three components of the nucleotide unit in a DNA molecule
-phosphate group -a sugar -nitrogen base
DNA bases are connected with what kind of bonds
hydrogen
adenine pairs with __ in what kind of bond?
thymine in a double bond
guanine pairs with __ in what kind of bond?
cytosine in a triple bond
double stranded bases are called
purine
single stranded bases are called
pyrimidine
genes are sections of DNA that contain instructions for making what?
proteins
what is the section of DNA that contains instructions for making proteins called?
genes
genome
an organisms complete set of DNA. in eukaryotes, found in the nucleus of the cell
chromosome
one or more unique pieces of DNA
describe the structure of chromosomes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
-circular in prokaryotes -linear in eukaryotes -vary in length and can consist of hundreds of millions of base pairs
gene
a specific sequence of DNA -on average about 3000 base pairs long, that contains the information necessary for protein synthesis
locus
position of gene on a chromosome
how many unique chromosomes do humans have? how many in total?
23 unique chromosomes(have copies of each, one from mother and one from father, for a total of 48)
alleles
different versions of a gene that code for the same feature ex: different hair color, eye color
trait
any single characteristic or feature of an organism
not all dna contains instructions for making proteins
true -some dna doesnt have a job(called noncoding or junk DNA)
what percentage of coding dna is found in humans
2% -the rest is noncoding or “junk” dna
genes make up 90% or more of DNA in what?
bacteria and viruses