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Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) |
An important compound, that consists of adenine, a 5-carbon sugar called ribose, and three phosphate groups |
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Heterotroph |
Organisms that get their food by consuming other living things |
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Autotroph |
Organisms that make their own food. |
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Pigments |
Light absorbing molecules |
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Chlorophyll |
The principal pigment of the plant |
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Tylakoids |
An abundance of sac-like photosynthetic membranes that are contained in the chloroplast. |
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Stroma |
The fluid portion of the chloroplast |
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NADP+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) |
A compound carrier molecule that accepts and holds 2 high-energy electrons, along with a hydrogen ion (H+) |
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Light-dependant reactions |
Set of reactions in photosynthesis that use Energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH |
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Light-independent reaction |
Set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin cycle |
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Photosystem |
Cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylakoids. |
