Photosynthesis
What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis in plant cells?
Chloroplast
Cellular respiration releases energy by breaking down what molecule?
Glucose
This molecule is the main energy currency of the cell.
ATP
The product of photosynthesis consumed by animals is _____.
Oxygen
What determines whether pyruvate enters aerobic or anaerobic pathways?
Presence or absence of oxygen
What pigment absorbs light energy in plants?
Chlorophyll
Which stage of cellular respiration occurs in the cytoplasm?
Glycolysis
This molecule has two phosphate groups and can be converted into ATP.
ADP
The burning sensation in muscles from anaerobic respiration is caused by ______.
lactic acid
What organelle is responsible for making ATP during respiration?
mitochondria
What are the two main stages of photosynthesis called?
Light-dependent reactions and Calvin Cycle
Which process requires oxygen — aerobic or anaerobic?
aerobic
The process by which light is used to make glucose is called _____.
Photosynthesis
What molecule is split during glycolysis?
Glucose
Some bacteria use this process to make food without sunlight.
Chemosynthesis
Where do the light-dependent reactions take place?
Thylakoid membrane
Which stage produces the most ATP: glycolysis, Krebs Cycle, or ETC?
Electron Transport Chain
The structure in chloroplasts where light-dependent reactions occur.
Thylakoid
Which cycle produces molecules that carry energy to the ETC?
Krebs Cycle
What complex in the thylakoid membrane absorbs light and starts photosynthesis?
Photosystem
Which cycle uses ATP and NADPH to build glucose in the stroma?
Calvin Cycle
What molecule is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain?
Oxygen
Process that allows glycolysis to continue in the absence of oxygen.
Fermentation
The ETC occurs in this organelle.
Mitochondria
What enzyme forms ATP from ADP during photosynthesis?
ATP Synthase