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18 Cards in this Set
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Autotroph |
Organisms that use energy from sunlight or chemical bonds from inorganic compounds to make organic ones. |
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Photosynthesis |
Conversion of light energy to chemical energy |
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Heterotroph |
Organisms that get their energy from food/consuming. |
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Light Reactions |
Requires light to occur. |
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Chloroplast |
Organelles found in the cells of plants and algae that absorb light waves. |
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Thylakoid |
System of membranes arranged as flattened sacs |
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Granum |
Stacks of thylakoids. |
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Stroma |
Solution that surrounds the grana. |
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Pigment |
Compounds that absorb light. |
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Chlorophyll |
An important type of pigment for photosynthesis. |
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Carotenoid |
Accessory pigment to chlorophyll. |
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Photosystem |
The cluster of pigments and the proteins that the pigment molecules are embedded in are called this. |
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Primary Electron Acceptor |
Acceptor of electrons lost in chlorophyll a |
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Electron Transport Chain |
Molecules that transfer electrons from one molecule to the next. |
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Chemiosmosis |
Synthesis of ATP from the light reactions. |
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Calvin Cycle |
A series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that produces a three-carbon sugar. |
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Carbon Fixation |
Incorporation of Carbon Dioxide into organic compounds. |
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Stomata |
Little pores on plants usually found on the underside of a leaf. |
