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Chlorophyll |
A green pigment located within the chloroplasts of plants. |
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Mesophyll |
The ground tissue of a leaf sandwiched between the upper and lower epidermis and specialized for photosynthesis. |
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Stomata |
Microscopic pores surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis and specialized for photosynthesis. |
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Stroma |
The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide to water. |
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Thylakoid |
A flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast, used to convert light energy into chemical energy. |
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Light Reactions |
The steps in photosynthesis that occur on the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast and that convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH, evolving oxygen in the process. |
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Calvin Cycle |
The second of two major stages in photosynthesis (following the light reactions), involving atmospheric CO2 fixation and reduction of the fixed carbon into carbohydrate. |
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NADP+ |
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, an acceptor that temporarily stores energized electrons produced during the light reactions. |
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Photophosphorylation |
The process of generating ATP from ADP and phosphate by means of a proton-motive force generated by the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast during the light reactions of photosynthesis. |
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Carbon Fixation |
The incorporation of carbon from CO2 into an organic compound by an autotrophic organism (a plant, another photosynthetic organism, or a chemoautotrophic prokaryote.) |