Vocab
Define Photosynthesis
conversion of light energy into chemical energy(Sugar bonds)
Stomata
How is glucose changed as it oxidized by glycolysis
Electrons and hydrogen are removed & glucose is broken down into 2 pyruvates
What is it called when an organ or organism is programmed to reach its final size and stop growing
Determinate growth
Autotrophs
What organisms do photosynthesis
Plants, algae, cyanobacteria
True or False: When oxygen is present, pyruvate moves into the mitochondria?
True
Define Tropisom
Growth toward or away from stimulus
Things that have to consume food for energy are called
Heterotrophs
Where does Chlorophyll and other pigments reside?
Thylakoids
True or False: At the end of the electron transport chain NADH is produced
True
Auxin is a plant hormone that aids in
Apical Dominance
A substance that absorbs light is called
pigment
What is the main energy source for most organisms?
Glucose
When is the first time CO2 is released?
pyruvate(3 Carbon) is broken down into a 2 carbon molecule
Ethylene is a plant hormone that aids in what?
Ripening fruit
The process in which glucose is broken down by pyruvate
What are the main stages of Photosynthesis?
Light Dependent Reactions and Calvin Cycle
4 ATP, 2 waters, and 2 NADH, 2 pyruvate
Name two types of meristems and their functions
Apical meristems (add length)
Lateral meristems (make tree wider)