BFOE T11-14

define Photosynthesis

The process in which plants create energy in glucose using sunlight, CO2 and H2O

What is the equation for Photosynthesis?

6CO2 + 6H2O ---Light---> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Where does Photosynthesis take place?

Chloroplasts

What are the reactants of Photosynthesis

carbon dioxide and water

What are the products of Photosynthesis

glucose and oxygen

What factors affect the rate of Photosynthesis

temperature, light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration, amount of water

Why is light necessary for Photosynthesis

to serve as a catalyst and provide initial energy for the reaction

What type of organisms can do Photosynthesis

Plants with chloroplasts in their cells

What allows leaves to float in water?

O2 being made and decreasing density

Define Aerobic Cellular Respiration

The process in which cells break down glucose into ATP using oxygen

What is the chemical equation for Respiration

C6H12O6 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP

What are the reactants for Aerobic respiration

glucose and oxygen

What are the products for Aerobic respiration

carbon dioxide, water, and ATP

Where does cellular respiration occur

mitochondria (cytoplasm also)

How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis related

They are opposite reactions, PS makes glucose and CR breaks it.

Define Anaerobic cellular respiration

The process in which cells turn glucose into usable ATP without oxygen

Why do both animal and plant cells use cellular respiration for their energy needs

They cannot use glucose and need to turn it into usable ATP energy

When does the body use aerobic and anaerobic respiration?

Medium pace, over time with oxygen: aerobic, short bursts very quickly without oxygen: anaerobic

What causes the stinging in muscles?

Lactic acid in Lactic Acid fermentation