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17 Cards in this Set
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photosynthesis
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the conversion of solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate
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chloroplasts
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the organelles that carry on photosynthesis
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stroma
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a fluid in the chloroplasts surrounded by a double membrane
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thylakoids
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a flattened sacs made by a membrane in the stroma which have pigments which absorb solar energy
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light reactions
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the capture of solar energy to photosynthesize
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calvin cycle reactions
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the reactions in photosynthesis that produce carbohydrate
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NADP+
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carrier of hydrogen atoms from the first set to the second set of reactions
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chlorophylss
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pigments in most types of photosynthesizing cells
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carotenoids
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pigments in most types of photosynthesizing cells
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photosystem
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a light-gathering unit which participate in the light reactions of photosynthesis
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noncyclic electron athway
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results inboth ATP and NADPH molecules
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electron transport chain
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a series of carriers that pass electrons from one to the other
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cyclic eletron pathway
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a pathway in photosynthesis which generates only ATP
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carbon dioxide fixation
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an occurance that occurs whenever a chemical reaction ocurs that attachesCO2 to an organic compound
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RuBP
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a 5-carbon molecule that combines with CO2 during the Calvin Cycleto form a 6-carbon molecule
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C3 plants
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plants which contain well-formed chloroplasts in their mesophyll cells
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C4 plants
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plants which contain chloroplasts in their bundle sheath cells that surround leaf veins
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