Transport and Energy
Photosynthesis
Cell Respiration
Mitosis and Meiosis
Important Terms
100

the ability to do work or create change

energy

100

What is the main pigment used in photosynthesis that Absorbs blue-violet and red light from sunlight?

chlorophyll a

100

What part of cell respiration can run without oxygen?

only glycolusis

100

has 2 cell divisions: 1 + 2

meiosis

100

what is the amount of energy required to start a reaction?

activation energy

200

equal amounts of solutes in and outside of the cell

isotonic

200

Where does photosynthesis take place? be specific

Chloroplast (stroma and thylakoids)

200

Where does cell respiration take place?

Mitochondria

200

division of the nucleus, creates 2 identical cells

mitosis

200

What does anaerobic mean?

a reaction that takes place without oxygen

300

movement of water across a membrane with the help of aquaporins

osmosis

300

____ generates the energy in photosynthesis to make the bonds in _____

sunlight makes the bonds in glucose

300

Energy from breaking covalent bonds releases ____ _____, the energy from these are used to make ___

energized electrons make ATP

300

to reproduce sexually, reduces the # of chromosomes to haploid, so we get diploid individuals after fertilization

Meiosis

300

what surrounds all cells and is made up of the phospholipid bilayer, includes: proteins, cholesterol, glycoporteins, glycolipids


Plasma Membrane

400

type of reaction that breaks down large organic molecules into smaller molecules and chemical energy from bonds is released

catabolic/exergonic reactions

400

Name the overall inputs and outputs of cell photosynthesis:

6 CO2 + 6 H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

400

Name the overall inputs and outputs of cell respiration:

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 --> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + ATP

400

What step of mitosis occurs when spindle fibers shorten toward the poles, sister chromatids pull apart and move toward the poles

anaphase

400

What is a arm of a chromosome called?

chromatid

500

what is the 1st law of thermodynamics?

energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred or transformed

500

Name the steps of photosynthesis in order:

Light reactions then Calvin cycle

500

Name the 3 steps of cellular respiration in order:

glycolysis, citric acid cycle, then oxidative phosphorylation

500

What phase of meiosis occurs when the sister chromtids line up in the middle?

Metaphase 2

500

What organelle organizes the microtubules of the mitotic spindle, and how many are there?

centrosomes, 2