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WorksheetsBioenergetics vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
The study of the transformation of energy in living organisms.
Botany
Ecology
Bioenergetics
Chemistry
The "energy currency" of the cell
ATP
Glucose
Chlorophyll
Carbon dioxide
The process that breaks down organic molecules like glucose into ATP and energy
Cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
aerobic respiration
anaerobic respiration
Glucose molecules are broken down into smaller molecules "splitting of sugar"
citric acid cycle
fermentation
Glycolysis
aerobic respiration
Respiration that involves oxygen
anaerobic respiration
Fermentation
glycolysis
aerobic respiration
Cellular respiration that occurs without the use of oxygen
cellular respiration
aerobic respiration
photosynthesis
anaerobic respiration
Organelle in both animal and plant cells that produce energy in the form of ATP
mitochondria
chloroplast
Stomata
xylem
Process that converts light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in glucose molecules.
glycolysis
photosynthesis
cellular respiration
aerobic respiration
Plant organelles where photosynthesis takes place
mitochondria
chloroplast
stomata
leaf
A green pigment that captures the energy from sunlight
chlorophyll
stroma
thylakoid
glycolysis
Small pores on the underside of the leaf that take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Phloem
thylakoids
stomata
xylem
Vascular plant tissue that conducts water up the stem of the plant
Glucose
Xylem
Chlorophyll
phloem
Vascular tissue in plants that helps sap/sugar flow from the leaves to the roots.
Phloem
chlorophyll
Xylem
Glucose
Photosynthesis reaction that happens in the thylakoid of the chloroplast and requires light energy.
Glycolysis
Light-dependent reaction
light independent reaction
Aerobic reaction
Photosynthesis reaction that happens in the stroma of the chloroplast and does not require light.
light dependent reaction
cellular respiration
light independent reaction
glycolysis
