Description

organisms that use an energy source, such as the sun, and make sugars
organisms that must "eat" sugars
chemical that stores and releases energy for the cell
process of converting carbon dioxide and water into sugar using energy from the sun
organelle where photosynthesis occurs
green pigment that traps light energy
sac-like structures in the chloroplast
stack of thylakoids
space inside the chloroplast
clusters of chlorophyll, on the thylakoid membrane
take place on the thylakoid membrane, uses water and gives off oxygen, requires light
take place in the stroma, uses carbon dioxide and makes the sugar
a chemical that carries high energy electrons
measurement, amount of energy
small sugar made in photosynthesis
the 2 small molecules glucose is broken down into during glycolysis
a pathway of breaking down sugar for energy not using oxygen
no oxygen required
in need of oxygen
pathway of breaking down sugar for energy using oxygen
organelle where cellular respiration occurs
series of reactions that pyruvic acid enters making ATP and carbon dioxide
a chain of proteins passing high energy electons producing ATP and finally given to oxygen at the end of chain
electron carrier used in photosynthesis
electron carrier used in cellular respiration
cell lacking a nucleus and organelles
cell containing a nucleus and organelles
cell part where sugars are broken down and energy is stored for cell use
cell part that rids of toxins
one cell

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