Description

Adenosine triphosphate, an organic molecule that acts as the main energy source for cell processes composed of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and three phosphate groups
Low-energy molecule that can be converted to ATP
Process by which ATP is synthesized by using chemicals as an energy source instead of light
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen
A green pigment that is present in most plant and algae cells and some bacteria that gives plants their characteristic green color, and that absorbs light to provide energy for photosynthesis
A membrane system found within chloroplasts that contains the components for photosynthesis
Part of photosynthesis that absorbs energy from sunlight and transfers energy to the light-independent reactions
Part of photosynthesis that uses energy absorbed during the light-dependent reactions to synthesize carbohydrates
Series of light-absorbing pigments and proteins that capture and transfer energy in the thylakoid membrane
A series of molecules, found in the inner membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts, through which electrons pass in a process that cause protons to build up on one side of the membrane
Enzyme that catalyzes that reactions that adds a high-energy phosphate group to ADP to form ATP
A biochemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP
The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates atmospheric oxygen combines with
Process that requires oxygen to occur
The anaerobic breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid, which makes a small amount of energy available to cells in the form of ATP
Describes a process that does not require oxygen
A series of biochemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water it is the major pathway of oxidation in animal, bacterial, and plant cells, and it releases energy
The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeasts or mold in the absence of oxygen
Product of fermentation in many types of cells, including human muscle cells

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