Photosynthesis, Respiration and ATP

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What processes need energy?
Active transport, DNA replication, cell division
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What stores energy in glucose?
Photosynthesis
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
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What releases energy from glucose?
Respiration
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What is aerobic respiration?
Respiration using oxygen
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What is anaerobic respiration?
Respiration without oxygen
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What is the equation for aerobic respiration?
C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ → 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + energy
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What does anaerobic respiration produce?
Ethanol or lactate, less energy
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What is ATP?
Immediate energy source in cells
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What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
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How is ATP made?
By condensation of ADP and Pi
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How is energy released from ATP?
By hydrolysis of ATP to ADP
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What enzyme hydrolyzes ATP?
ATP hydrolase
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What enzyme synthesizes ATP?
ATP synthase
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Why is ATP a good energy source?
Releases small, manageable amounts of energy
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What does phosphorylation do?
Adds a phosphate group
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What is photophosphorylation?
Adding phosphate using light energy
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What is hydrolysis?
Splitting a molecule using water
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What is decarboxylation?
Removing carbon dioxide from a molecule
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What is dehydrogenation?
Removing hydrogen from a molecule
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What are redox reactions?
Involve oxidation and reduction
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What do coenzymes do?
Aid enzyme function
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What is the coenzyme in photosynthesis?
NADP
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What are coenzymes in respiration?
NAD, FAD
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What do NAD and FAD do?
Transfer hydrogen or electrons
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