Formularily Speaking
Math in Science...UGH!
Step by Step
On a Molecular Level
Do you really know me?
100
the purpose of glucose in cellular respiration
What sugar starts cellular respiration?
100
2
What is the number of phosphates in ADP? OR How many pyruvate molecules does glucose break down to during glycolysis?
100
1. GLYCOLYSIS 2. KREB’S CYCLE 3. ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN
What are the three steps of cellular respiration?
100
glucose
What is made by photosynthesis?
100
lactic acid
What makes muscles sore after exercise?
200
water, carbon dioxide, and light
What is needed for plants to start photosynthesis?
200
Three
What is the number of phosphates in ATP?
200
Photosystem II
What is the first step in photosynthesis?
200
ATP
What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?
200
Calvin Cycle
What is another name for the light independent part of photosynthesis?
300
water molecule
From what molecule does PSII steal an electron to replace the one it has lost?
300
1 (HINT: This is kind of a trick question but think about your equations that you learned)
What is the number of glucose molecules needed to start cellular respiration or produced by photosynthesis?
300
pyruvate
What two molecules does glucose break down into during glycolysis?
300
glucose, cellulose, and starch
What are the stable energy storage molecules created in Stage II of photosynthesis?
300
photons
What are packets of sunlight called?
400
NADPH & ATP
What are the two unstable energy molecules produced in Stage 1 of photosynthesis?
400
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What is the number of ATP produced by the electron transport chain (ETC)?
400
Glycolysis is a _______ process.
What is anaerobic?
400
FADH2
What is made in the Kreb's cycle?
400
xylem
What are pipe-like tissues in plants that carry water, minerals, and other materials throughout the plant?
500
RuBP
What is the first molecule that CO2 attaches to in the Calvin cycle?
500
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What is the number of ATP onne molecule of glucose can make?
500
three phases of the Calvin Cycle
What is CARBON FIXATION, REDUCTION, REGENERATION OF RuBP?
500
GLYCERALDEHYDE 3-PHOSPHATE
What is the stable molecule made in Stage 2 of photosynthesis?
500
stomata
What are the tiny pores in leaves where carbon dioxide and oxygen exchange?
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