Photosynthesis
What is the primary pigment responsible for capturing light energy during photosynthesis?
What is chlorophyll?
In which cellular organelle does aerobic respiration occur?
What is the mitochondria?
What is the main function of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in cells?
What is the energy currency of the cell?
Which gas is exchanged during external respiration in the lungs?
What is oxygen (O2)?
Define homeostasis.
What is the maintenance of stable internal conditions in an organism?
In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?
What is the chloroplast?
What is the primary purpose of cellular respiration?
What is the production of ATP (energy)?
During which cellular process is ATP synthesized?
What is cellular respiration?
Name the tiny air sacs in the lungs where gas exchange occurs.
What are alveoli?
Name the temperature-regulating center in the brain that helps maintain a constant body temperature.
What is the hypothalamus?
What are the two main products of the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis?
What are ATP and NADPH?
Name the three main stages of cellular respiration.
What are glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport chain?
Name two types of anaerobic respiration in cells.
What are lactic acid fermentation and alcoholic fermentation?
What is the primary waste gas removed during exhalation?
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
What hormone is released by the pancreas to lower blood glucose levels?
What is insulin?
During photosynthesis, what gas is taken in by the plant and used to produce glucose?
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)?
What molecule is produced during glycolysis and serves as the starting molecule for the Krebs cycle?
What is pyruvate?
What is the role of the electron transport chain in cellular respiration?
What is the generation of a proton gradient to produce ATP
What is the process by which oxygen is transported in the bloodstream bound to hemoglobin?
What is oxygenation?
In response to dehydration, what hormone is released to conserve water in the kidneys?
What is antidiuretic hormone (ADH)?
Name the process that occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast and involves the conversion of CO2 into glucose.
What is the Calvin cycle?
In the absence of oxygen, what process follows glycolysis for energy production?
What is anaerobic fermentation?
How many molecules of ATP are produced from one molecule of glucose during aerobic respiration?
What is approximately 36-38 ATP?
What respiratory disorder is characterized by the inflammation and narrowing of the airways, leading to difficulty breathing?
What is asthma?
Name one organ involved in regulating blood calcium levels.
What is the parathyroid gland or bones (as they store and release calcium)?