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Respiration/Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration, Photosynthesis, and all that other stuff!
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Biology
10th Grade
02/25/2009

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Glucose
Definition
The end product of photosynthesis and the starting ingredient of cellular respiration
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glycolysis
Definition
the process of cellular respiration that breaks down glucose into pyruvate.
Occurs in the cytoplasm
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Pyruvate
Definition
end product of glycolysis that is used in the citric acid cycle as well as fermentation
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fermentation
Definition
process by which poyruvate is broken down to release energy without using O
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Citric Acid Cycle / Kreb's Cycle
Definition
Cycle that takes pyruvate and cycles it around, generating small ATP
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Electron Transport Chain
Definition
Protein complexes that use the movement of electrons to generate ATP by pumping H+ ions out of the matrix, then harnessing the energy of their movement down their gradient
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ATP synthase
Definition
the enzyme that phosphorylates ATP by harnessing energy from H+ ion flow
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Mitochondrion
Definition
The organelle where most of cellular respiration takes place
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Cellular Respiration
Definition
The process by which glucose is broken down in order to generate ATP
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The process by which light is used as an energy boost for the synthesis of glucose
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chloroplast
Definition
organelle in plants where photosynthesis takes place
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granum
Definition
stack of thylakoids in the chloroplasts
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thylakoid
Definition
disk-shaped hollow structure in the chloroplast where light reactions occur
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light reactions
Definition
phase of photosynthesis where light energizes electrons, which generate NADPH and ATP
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Calvin Cycle
Definition
Second Phase of Photosynthesis where NADPH and ATP are used to power the synthesis of glucose
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