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Photosynthesis
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The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source.
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Formula
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6H2O + 6CO2 -sunlight- C6H1206 + O2
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Organisms
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Plants
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Organelle
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Chloroplast
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Light Dependent Reaction
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light to chemical energy, requires light
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Chlorophyll
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A waxy blue-black microcrystalline green-plant pigment, C55H72MgN4O5, with a characteristic blue-green alcohol solution.
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Electron Transport Chain
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Series of proteins embedded in a membrane along which energized electrons are transported
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ATP
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An adenosine-derived nucleotide, C10H16N5O13P3, that contains high-energy phosphate bonds and is used to transport energy to cells for biochemical processes, including muscle contraction and enzymatic metabolism, through its hydrolysis to ADP
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NADP
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A coenzyme, C21H28N7O17P3, occurring in most living cells and utilized similarly to NAD but interacting with different metabolites
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Stroma
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Place in which energy is stored
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Photolysis
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Chemical decomposition induced by light or other radiant energy
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Light Independent Reaction
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Reaction that does not require light
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Calvin Cycle
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Cycle in which energy is converted to glucose
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