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What is photosynthesis?
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Light energy , in the presence of carbon dioxide and water are converted to food energy
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What are the raw materials for photosynthesis?
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Water and carbon dioxide
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What is ATP (adenosine triphosphate)?
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The universal molecule that stores energy for use by the cell
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What are the reactants for photosynthesis?
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Light, carbon dioxide, and water
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What are the products for photosynthesis?
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Glucose and oxygen
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What groups of organisms undergo cellular respiration?
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Autotrophs (in order to break down glucose) and heterotrophs (in order to break down consumed food)
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Define glycolysis.
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Breaking glucose into two 3 C pyruvic acid
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Where in the cell does glycolysis occur?
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In the cytoplasm
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What are the reactants of glycolysis?
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Glucose, ADP, and NAD+
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What are the products of glycolysis?
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ATP, NADPH, and two pyruvic acids
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What is the NET ATP yield from glycolysis?
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Two ATP
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Describe aerobic respiration.
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The breaking down of glucose into many ATP in the presence of oxygen
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Where in the cell does aerobic respiration occur?
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In the mitochondria.
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What are the reactants of respiration?
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Glucose and oxygen.
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What is the Krebs Cycle?
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The breaking down of pyruvic acid to release carbon dioxide, make ATP and electron carriers
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