Energy Processing
Vocab
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"Most men, even in this comparatively free country, through mere ignorance and mistake, are so occupied with the factitious cares and superfluosly coarse labors of life that its finer fruits cannot be plucked by them." --Henry David Thoreau Walden
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acetyl-Coa
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the key intermediate compound in metabolism; consists of an acetyl group covalently bonded to coenzyme A..
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ATP
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a nucleotide that is the primary source of energy in all living things.
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autotrophy
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the ability of an organism to produce its own energy (food).
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dark reaction
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the photosynthetic reaction that doesn't require light energy (light-independent), otherwise know as the Calvin cycle, which fixes carbon dioxide and produces glucose.
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electron transport chain
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a series of chemical reactions during which hydrogens or their electrons are passed along from one acceptor molecule to another, with the release of energy. |
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FAD
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a processed evergy compound that yields 2 ATP.
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glycolysis
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the metabolic conversion of glucose into pyruvic acid with the production of ATP. A metabolic pathway that is present in all living cells.
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heterotrophy
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a substance that relies on outside sources for energy (food).
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light reaction
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the photosynthetic reaction involving sunlight and the production of chemical energy (ATP and NADP).
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NAD
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--> 3 ATP.
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NADP
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a compound formed in the light reaction and oxidized in the dark reaction.
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oxidation reaction
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the loss of an electron.
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pyruvic acid
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the product of glycolysis and initial chemical in cellular respiration.
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reduction reaction
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the addition of an electron.
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B R I G H A M
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Y O U N G U N I V E R S I T Y
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