BIO 1140 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Carbon Fixation, Protein Kinase, Lipophilicity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 1140
• Professor: Caroline Petit- Turcotte

Document Summary

In eukaryotic cells, mitochondria and chloroplasts are the organelles that convert energy to forms that cells can use for work. The total biochemical reactions that allow a cell or organism to extract energy from its surroundings and use that energy to maintain itself, grow, and reproduce. Mitochondria are the sites of cellular respiration ; the metabolic process that uses oxygen to drive the generation of atp by extracting energy from sugars, fats, and other fuels. Chloroplasts are the sites of photosynthesis ; the process that converts solar energy to chemical energy by absorbing sunlight and using it to drive the synthesis or organic compounds such as sugars from carbon dioxide and water. Has a third membranous structure, which is flattened, interconnected discs called thylakoids. Gives inner membrane more sa to enhance productivity. Contains enzymes, and the ribosomes and dna that mitochondria have. The process in which energy-rich molecules are broken down to produce energy in the form of atp.