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What class of organic molecules yield the most ATP during aerobic respiration? |
Lipids |
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In the electron transport chain, the final electron acceptor is an _______ |
Oxygen atom |
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The organelles responsible for the bulk of ATP production in cellular respiration are the _____ |
Mitochondria |
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Animals use the calories they obtain from ____ as their source of energy. |
Food |
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Which event occurs in the fluid portion of the cytoplasm of a cell undergoing glucose metabolism? |
Glycolysis |
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Special molecules like NAD+ and FAD transport _______ in cells, which can then be used as energy in the cell. |
Electrons |
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Entropy is a measure of _______ |
Disorder |
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How is your body able to counteract the effects of entropy? |
Food (balanced diet) |
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What is the ultimate source of energy for most forms of life on Earth? |
Solar Energy |
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Energy transformations are not 100% efficient; often energy in the form of ______ is released, which fulfills the second law of thermodynamics. |
Heat |
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What is the set number of ATP molecules produced during glycolysis. |
2 |
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The main function of cell respiration is to produce _______ |
ATP |
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Match the process with appropriate description. Glucose serves as the initial reactant = ________ Involves the removal of hydrogen electrons and CO2 from the substrate = ________ Occurs in the cytosol of a cell = ________ Produces the most ATP = ___________ |
Glucose serves as the initial reactant = Glycolysis Involves the removal of hydrogen electrons and CO2 from the substrate = Krebs Cycle Occurs in the cytosol of a cell = Glycolysis Produces the most ATP = Electron transport chain |
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The _______ (usually) of this figure have more free energy than the _______. Figure represents an _______ reaction. (free energy | Course of reaction __) |
Products, reactants. Exergonic. |
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Clusters of light-gathering antenna pigments in a photostream pass energy to the ______ |
Reaction center |
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The light reactions occur in the _______ _______ while the Calvin cycle occurs in the _______. |
Thylakoid membranes, stroma. |
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The oxygen released into the air as a product of photosynthesis comes from ______ |
water |
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Write the balanced reaction for photosynthesis. |
6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
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What color wavelengths of light are most effective in promoting photosynthesis. |
Red and blue |
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Many plants have evolved leaves that have adjusted pores, called _______, which allow for gas exchange and water loss. |
Stomata |
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During the process of ______, RuBP combines with oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. |
Photorespiration |
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Photosystem II generates _______ and Photosystem I generates _______, both of which are required by the light-independent reactions. |
ATP, NADPH |
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The _________ is composed of a light harvesting complex and an electron transport system. |
Photosystem |
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__________ is the main light-capturing molecule in chloroplasts and is responsible for giving most leaves their characteristic green color. |
Chlorophyll A |
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Carbon dioxide is required in the light dependent reaction. |
False |
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The photosystems are involved in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. |
True |
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(Leaf graph) Greatest density of chloroplasts = The primary function of bottom leaf wall = |
Tic tacs beneath top wall Gas exchange. |
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The region of the chromosome occupied by a gene is called a _____ |
Locus |
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According to the Law of Segregation, in an organism with the genotype Aa, half the gametes will have ___ and half will have a |
A |
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If, in a heterozygous individual, when only one allele is expressed in the phenotype, that allele is ________ |
Dominant |
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The physical manifestation of an organism's genes is its ______. |
Phenotype |
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What type of allele produces its effects only in homozygous individuals? |
Recessive |
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The genetic makeup of an individual is its ______ |
Genotype |
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When the expression of a trait is influenced by the action of many genes, the pattern of inheritance is called ______ |
Polygenic |
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In human blood types the alleles for A and B are said to be _______ because they both are expressed. |
Co-dominant |
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The failure of chromosomes to segregate properly during meiosis is called _______ |
Nondisjunction |
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If a round pea (R) has a wrinkled parent (r), the genotype of the round pea is ____ |
Rr |
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The results of a test cross reveal that all the offspring resemble the parent being tested. Genotype of this parent must be _________ |
Homozygous |
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What is the genotype of a dominant individual (D) if some of its offspring show the recessive phenotype? |
Dd |