BIO IN DYNAMIC EARTH 2 (photosynthesis and CR)

photosyntheis

the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy

celluar resporation

when the bonds of food molecules are broken to release energy in the presence of oxygen

chlorphyll

the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis

NADPH

an electron carrier that provides the high- energy electrons needed to make carbon-hydrogen bonds in the third stage of photosynthesis.

calvin cycle

series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that produces a three-carbon sugar

electron transport chains

series of molecules through which excited electrons are passed along a thylakoid membrane

fermentation

The recycling of NAD

glycolysis

is an enzyme-assisted anaerobic process that breaks down one six-carbon molecule of glucose to two three- carbon pyruvate ions.

aerobic

Metabolic processes that require oxygen

anaerobic

Metabolic processes that do not require oxygen

thylakoids

lusters of pigments are embedded in the membranes of disk-shaped structures

Kerbs Cycle

a series of enzyme-assisted reactions

C₆H₂O₆ + 6O₂ —> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O

Equation of cellular respiration

6CO₂ + 6H₂O —> C₆H₂O₆ + 6O₂

Equation of photosynthesis

osmosis

diffusion of water across a permeable membrane

active transport

movement through a cell membrane from low to high

passive transport

movement from a cell membrane from high to low

ATP

the primary molecule that carries and stores energy for all cellular processes