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photon
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a packet of light
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chlorophyll
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the light absorbing green colored pigment that begins the process of photosynthesis
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chloroplast
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a membrane bond organelle in green plant and algal cells that carries out photosynthesis
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stroma
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the protein rich semiliquid material in the interior of a chloroplast
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thylakoid
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a system of interconnected flattened membrane sacs forming a separate compartment within the stroma of a chloroplast
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grana
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stacks of thylakoids
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lamellae
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groups of unstacked thylakoids between grana
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thylakoid membrane
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the photosynthetic membrane within a chloroplast that contains light gathering pigment molecules and electron transport chains
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thylakoid lumen
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the fluid filled space inside a thylakoid
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