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| energy currency of the cell used by all orgnisms as their primary source of energy. |
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| adenine, ribose, (a 5-carbon sugar), and 3 phosphate groups. |
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a cell can store small amounts of enrgy by adding a phosphate group to ADP.
ADP= Adenosine Diphosphate |
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| releasing energy means that the energy stored in ATP is released by breaking the chemical bond between the second and third phosphates. |
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| plants gather the sun's energy with light abosorbing molecules called pigments. Located in the thlyakoid membrane. the main pigment in plants in chlorophyll: chlorophyll a & chlorophyll b. there are also other accessory pigments that assist chlorophyll in absorbing more wavelengths of light. some of these include carotene, xanthophyll, & anthocyanin. |
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the process of taking light energy CO2, water, & making sugar:
CO2+H2O-------[LIGHT]C6H12O6+O2 |
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