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12 Cards in this Set
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autotroph |
an organism capable of producing it's own food |
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chlorophyll |
the green pigment that captures the light energy that drives the reactions of photosynthesis |
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chloroplast |
the organelle where photosynthesis takes place |
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granum |
a stack of thylakoids inside a chloroplast |
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heterotroph |
an organism that consumes other organisms for food |
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light-dependent reaction |
the first stage of photosynthesis where visible light is absorbed to form two energy-carrying molecules (ATP and NADPH) |
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mesophyll |
the middle layer of cells in a leaf |
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photoautotroph |
an organism capable of synthesizing its own food molecules (storing energy), using the energy of light |
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pigment |
a molecule that is capable of absorbing light energy |
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stoma |
the opening that regulates gas exchange and water regulation between leaves and the environment; plural stomata |
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stroma |
the fluid-filled space surrounding the grana inside a chloroplast where the Calvin Cycle reactions of photosynthesis take place |
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thylakoid |
a disc-shaped membranous structure inside a chloroplast where the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place using chlorophyll embedded in membranes |
