H Bio, Ch 4, Vincent Falardeau

Front 1

Photoautotroph

Back 1

An organism that gets its energy from light through the process of photosynthesis.

Hint 1

Photo - Light, Auto - Self, Troph - Feeding.
The photoautotroph needed to conduct photosynthesis for energy and carbon compounds.

Front 2

Photosynthesis

Back 2

The process which converts light energy into chemical energy and carbon compounds.

Hint 2

A plant taking in light with a leaf.
The algae used photosynthesis to convert sunlight into usable energy.

Front 3

Thylakoids

Back 3

Membranes in the grana of chloroplasts which contain pigments and enzymes involved in photosynthesis.

Hint 3

Pancakes in a stack! - Thylakoids in a granum!
The thylakoids contain pigments and enzymes which conduct photosynthesis.

Front 4

Grana

Back 4

Stacks of thylakoids within a chloroplast within the cell of a photoautotroph.

Hint 4

A stack of membranes.
The grana were all full of thylakoids, which conducted photosynthesis.

Front 5

Stroma

Back 5

The area in a chloroplast outside of the grana, which contains DNA, RNA, and the Calvin Cycle.

Hint 5

Outside the grana.
The stroma was full of enzymes that catalyzed the formation of sugar.

Front 6

Chloroplast

Back 6

The green cell organelle specialized in photosynthesis and the Calvin cycle.

Hint 6

Green organelle in a cell.
The chloroplast contains different regions serving different purposes involved in photosynthesis and the Calvin cycle.

Front 7

Chlorophyll

Back 7

The pigment in chloroplasts that reflects green light, but uses other light for photosynthesis.

Hint 7

The green in a chloroplast.
The chlorophyll absorbed light into the thylakoids.

Front 8

Light reactions

Back 8

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 8

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 9

Light reactions

Back 9

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 9

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 10

Light reactions

Back 10

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 10

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 11

Calvin Cycle

Back 11

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 11

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 12

Light reactions

Back 12

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 12

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 13

Calvin Cycle

Back 13

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 13

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 14

Light reactions

Back 14

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 14

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 15

Calvin Cycle

Back 15

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 15

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 16

NADPH

Back 16

The molecule that provides protons and electrons needed for the Calvin cycle.

Hint 16

The reduced form of nicotinamide adenine domicile pride phosphate, or NADP+, is NADPH.

Front 17

Light reactions

Back 17

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 17

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 18

Calvin Cycle

Back 18

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 18

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 19

NADPH

Back 19

The molecule that provides protons and electrons needed for the Calvin cycle.

Hint 19

The reduced form of nicotinamide adenine domicile pride phosphate, or NADP+, is NADPH.

Front 20

Light reactions

Back 20

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 20

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 21

Calvin Cycle

Back 21

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 21

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 22

NADPH

Back 22

The molecule that provides protons and electrons needed for the Calvin cycle.

Hint 22

The reduced form of nicotinamide adenine domicile pride phosphate, or NADP+, is NADPH.

Front 23

PGAL

Back 23

A three carbon sugar-phosphate, also known as phosphoglyceraldehyde.

Hint 23

PGA requires one molecule of ATP and one of NADPH to make PGAL during the Calvin cycle's second step.

Front 24

Light reactions

Back 24

Reactions in photosynthesis responsible for absorbing light, splitting water, and converting energy.

Hint 24

Absorption of light in PS1 and PS2.
The light reactions brought sunlight into the cell and changed its energy into chemical energy.

Front 25

Calvin Cycle

Back 25

Reactions turning carbon dioxide into 3-carbon sugars.

Hint 25

Carbon dioxide fixation.
CO2 is made into sugars by the Calvin cycle, and can be used for cell functions.

Front 26

NADPH

Back 26

The molecule that provides protons and electrons needed for the Calvin cycle.

Hint 26

The reduced form of nicotinamide adenine domicile pride phosphate, or NADP+, is NADPH.

Front 27

PGAL

Back 27

A three carbon sugar-phosphate, also known as phosphoglyceraldehyde.

Hint 27

PGA requires one molecule of ATP and one of NADPH to make PGAL during the Calvin cycle's second step.

Front 28

Photoinhibition

Back 28

A decline in photosynthesis.

Hint 28

The result of the reaction of substances created by the reaction of water and oxygen with pigments and proteins can cause photoinhibition.