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Name: ________________________
Date: _________________ Period: ______________
ATP, Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Web quest
Objective: In this web quest investigation, you will use the internet to research topics related to ATP,
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. Use the web links provided to answer the following questions.
Happy searching!
What is ATP? http://www.biologyinmotion.com/atp/index.html
1. How does energy get converted from food molecules to muscles?
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2. According to the webpage, the analogy for ATP is that ATP works like a rechargeable
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3. Click on the arrow to the next page. Pull apart the ice cream. What happens when food is broken
down in the body? ________________________________________________________
What is Photosynthesis?
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/facilities/multimedia/uploads/alberta/Photo.html
4. Where on the plant does photosynthesis take place?
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5. The energy from the sun enters into what organelle in the plant? ____________________________
6. How does the plant get water for photosynthesis?
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7. What gas enters the plant for photosynthesis?
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8. Where does it enter the plant?
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9. What gas exits the plant during photosynthesis?
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10. Where does it exit the plant?
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11. What is the overall equation for photosynthesis?
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The light & Dark Reaction: http://www.eschooltoday.com/photosynthesis/dark-and-light-reactions.html
12. Describe the light reaction (Photosystems).
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13. Describe the Dark Reaction (Calvin Cycle).
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Overview of Photosynthesis Labeling. Label the following picture below.
http://www.phschool.com/science/biology_place/biocoach/photosynth/overview.html
What is Cellular Respiration?
http://www.biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/N100/2k4ch7respirationnotes.html
29. What is the definition of Cellular Respiration?(in purple)
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30. What happens during cellular respiration?
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31. What’s the equation for Cellular Respiration?
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Stages of Cellular respiration
http://www.ck12.org/user:dGVycnlyQHZhbGxleTI2Mi5vcmc./section/Powering-the-Cell%253ACellular-Respiration-%253A%253Aof%253A%253A-Photosynthesis-and-Cellular-Respiration/
31. What are the three steps of Cellular respiration?
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Glycolysis
32. What does glycolysis involve?
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33. Where does it occur? ____________________________
34. Does it require oxygen?___________________________
35. Glycolysis produces: ______ ATP’s
_______ water molecules
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______ NADH
Kreb’s Cycle
36. Which organelle does this take place? ______________________________
37. What is produced once a carbon & two oxygen molecules are removed from pyruvates?
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38. Does it need oxygen? _____________________________________
39. This cycle produces: _________ carbon dioxide molecules, _________ NADH molecules,
________ATP molecules and ___________ FADH molecules.
Electron Transport Chain
40. What is the electron transport chain?
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41. The electron transport chain produces the remaining ______ to _______ ATP’s.
Fermentation - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_respiration
42. What is the difference between lactic acid fermentation & ethanol fermentation?
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Overview of Cellular Respiration
Labeling. Label the following
picture to the left.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikip
edia/commons/1/1d/Cellularrespi
ration.JPG
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