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NADP
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Carrier molecule that transfers high-energy electrons from clorophyll to other molecules
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Light-Dependednt Reactions
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Set of reactopms in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
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Photosystem
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Cluster of chlorophylland proteins found in thylakoids
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Electron Transport Chain
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Series of electron proteins that shuttle high-energy electrions during ATP-generating reactions
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ATP Synthease
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Cluster of proteins that span the cell membrane and allow hydrogen ions to pass through it
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Calvin Cycle
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Light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar.
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Adenosine Triphosphat (ATP)
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Compound used by cells to store and release energy
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Hetertroph
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Orgainism that obtains food by consuming other living thigs; also called a consumer
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Autotroph
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Organism that is able to capture energy from snlight or chemicals and use it to produce it's own food fro inorganic compounds; also called a producer
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Photosynthesis
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Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rih carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
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