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| The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and some water to produce carbohydrates and oxygen. |
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| The process by which cells produce energy from carbohydrates. |
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| Adenosine triphosphate, an organic molecule that acts as the main source for cell process. |
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| An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of ATP. |
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| Electronic transport chain |
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| A series of molecules, found in the inner membranes of mitochondria, and chloroplasts, through which electrons pass in a process that causes protons to build up in one side of the membrane. |
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| A membrane system found within chloroplast that contains the components of photosynthesis. |
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| a substance that gives another substance or a mixture its color. |
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| 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. |
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| A bioemical pathway of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide converted into glucose using ATP. |
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| The anaerobic breakdown of glucose into pyruvic acid, which makes a small amount of energy available to cells. |
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| Describes a process that does not require oxygen. |
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| A process that requires oxygen. |
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| A series biomchemical reactions that convert pyruvic acid into carbon dioxide and water. |
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| The breakdown of carbohydrates by enzymes, bacteria, yeats, or mold in the absence of oxygen. |
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