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8.1 + 8.2 bio words
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adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate is a complex organic chemical that participates in many processes.
Found in all forms of life, ATP is often referred
cellular respiration
a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert
biochemical energy from nutrients into adeno
energy
The ability to do work, or produce change.
metabolism
the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.
photosynthesis
the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods
from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in
thermodynamics
the branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of
energy
thylakoid
each of a number of flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes
onwhich the light reactions of photosynthesis take
aerobic
relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen.
aerobic respiration
is the metabolic process of most living things in which food molecules or glucose are
turnedinto usable energy for the cell, called ATP.
anaerobic respiration
occurs in some yeasts and bacteria and in muscle when exercise is strenuous and there is not
enough oxygen.
fermentation
the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms,
typically involving effervescence and the giving off of
glycolysis
the breakdown of glucose by enzymes, releasing energy and pyruvic acid.