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76 Cards in this Set
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RANGE OF A PIGMENT'S ABILITY TO ABSORB VARIOUS WAVELENGHTS OF LIGHT
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ABSORPTION SPECTRUM
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ENTRY COMPOUND FOR THE KREBS CLYCLE IN CELLULAR RESPIRATION AND FORMED FROM PYRUVATE
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ACETYL CoA
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NUCLEOTIDE with two phosphate groups that can accept another phosphate group and become atp
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ADP
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containing oxygen; referring to an organism, enviornment or cellular process that requires oxygen
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aerobic
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nucleotide with one phosphate group that van vecome ATP with the addition of two phosphate groups
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AMP
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lacking oxygen, referring to an organism enviornment or cellular process that lacks oxygen and may be poisoned by it.
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ANAEROBIC
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several hundred chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoid molecules that function as a light gathering unit to absorb photons and pass energy from molecule to molecule.
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ANTENNA COMPLEX
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nucleotide with theree phosphate groups that contains chemically bonded energy that can be used for the energ-requiring processes in cells.
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ATP
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cluster of several membrane proteins found in the mitochondrial cristae that functionin chemiosmosis by providing a port through which hydrogen ions diffuse into the matrix of a mitochondrion.
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ATP SYNTHASE
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the formation of adenosine triphosphate. (ATP)
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ATP SYNTHESIS
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organism that uses energy from the sun or from the oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic molecules.
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AUTOTROPH
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uses the CALVIN CYCLE for the initial steps that incorporate carbon dioxide into organic material, forminf a theree-carbon compound as the first stable intermediate.
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C plant
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prefaces the CALVIN CYCLE with reactions that incorporate carbon dioxide into four-carbon compounds, the end product of which supplies carbon dioxide for the Calvin cycle.
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C plant
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second of two major stages in photosynthesis involving atomspheric carbon dioxide fixation and reduction of the fixed carbon into carbohydrate.
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Calvin Cycle
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uses crassulacean acid metabolism to fix carbon dioxide at night to produce a C4 molecule that releases carbon dioxide to the Calvin cycle during the day.
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CAM plant
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incorporation of carbon from carbon dioxide into an organic compound by an autotrophiv organism.
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Carbon fixation
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accessory pigments, yellow and orange, in the chloroplasts of plants that absorb wavelenghts of light that chlorophyll cannot and therefore broaden the spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis.
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Carotenoids
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metabolic pathway that releases energy by breaking down complex molecules into simpler compounds.
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Catabolic pathway
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most common and efficent catabolic pathway for the production of ATP, in which oxygen is cnsumed as a reactant along with the organic fuel.
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Cellular respiration
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production of ATP using the energy of hydrogen-ion gradients avross membranes to phosphorylate ADP; powere most ATP synthesis in cells.
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CHEMIOSMOSIS
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organism that needs only carbon dioxide as a carbon source but that obtains energy by oxidizing inorganic substances.
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CHEMOAUTOTROPH
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green pigmeNT located within the chloroplasts of plants that absorbs solar energy and is important in photosynthesis.
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CHLOROPHYLL
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membrane-bound organelle in algae and plants with chlorophyll-containg membranous thylakoids and is the site for photosynthesis.
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CHLOROPLAST
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nonprotein organic molecule that aids the action of the enzyme to which it is loosely bound.
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COENZYME
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infoldings of the inner membrane of a mitochondrion that houses the electron transport chain and the the enzyme catalyzing the synthesis of ATP.
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CRISTAE
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route opf electron flow during the light reactions of photosynthesis that involves only photosystem I and produces ATP but not NADPH or oxygen.
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cyclic electron flow
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in photosynthesis, the path taken by a light-excited electron from a photosystem I and produces ATP but not NADPH or oxygen.
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cyclic phosphorylation
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any of several iron-containg protein prigments that serve as electron carriers in transport chains of photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
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cytochrome complex
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CYTOCHROME COMPLEX
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series of iron-containg protein pigments that serve as electron carries in transport chains of photosyntheis and cellular respiration.
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DEPHOSPHORYLATION
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evidenced by the removal of a phosphate from a molecule.
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ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
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solar radiation divided on the basis of wavelength, with gamma rays having the shortest wavelength and radio waves have the longest wavelength.
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passage of electrons along a series of membrane-bound carrier molecules from a higher to lower energy level producing energy which is used in the production of ATP.
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ELECTRON TRANport system
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reduced coenzyme that links glycosis and the KREBS cycke to oxidative phosphorylation.
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fadh
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anaerobic breakdown of glucos ethat results in a gain of two ATP and end products such as alcohol and lactate.
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fermentation
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membrane-bound protein serving as an electron acceptor in photosystem I.
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ferredoxin
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product of the Calvin cycle that can be combined to form glucose in other cellular processes.
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g3p
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simple sugar that contains bond energy that is released during cellular respiration.
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glucose
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meabolic pathway that is charavterized by the splitting of glucose into pyruvate
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glycolysis
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stacks of chlorophyll-containg thylakoids in a chloroplast
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grana
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heterotroph
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organism that cannot synthesize organic compunds from inorganic substances and therefore must take in performed food.
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chemical cycle, taking place in the mitochondria, involving eight steps that completes the metabolic breakdown of glucose molecules to carbon dioxide.
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krebs cycle
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steps in photosynthesis that occur on the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast and convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH, evolving oxygen in the process.
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light reactions
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INNER, THICKEST LAYER OF A LEAG CONSISTING OF PALISADE AND SPONGY MESOPHYLL THAT IS SPECIALIZED FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS.
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MESOPHYLL
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COENZYME PRESENT IN ALL CELLS THAT HELPS ENZYMES TRANSFER ELECTRONS DURING THE REDOX REACTIONS OF METABOLISM.
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NAD+
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REDUCED COENZYME THAT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN ENERGY FLOW IN CELLULAR RESPIRATION.
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NADH
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COENZYME THAT BECOMES NADPH DURING THE LIGHT REACTIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND REDUCES PARTICIPANTS IN THE CALBIN CYLE DURING THE LIGHT INDEPENDENT REACTIONS.
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NADP+
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ROUTE OF ELECTRON FLOW DURING THE LIGHT REACTIONS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS THAT INVOLVES BOTH PHOTOSYSTEMS AND PRODUCES ATP,NADPH, AND OXYGEN; THE NET ELECTRON FLOW IS FROM WATER TO NADP+.
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NON CYCLIC ELECTRON FLOW
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PRODUCTION OF ATP BY NONCYCLIC ELECTRON FLOW AND NADPH.
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NONCYCLIC PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION
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LOSS OF ELECTRONS FROM A SUBSTANCE INVOLVED WITH REDOX REACTIONS.
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OXIDATION
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CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF ONE OR MORE ELCECTRONS FROM ONE REACTANT TO ANOTHER.
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REDOX REACTIONS
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PRODUCTION OF ATP USING ENERGY DERIVED FROM THE REDOX REACTIONS OF AN ELECTRON TRANSPORT CHAIN.
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OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
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ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IN A REDOX REACTION.
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OXIDIZING AGENT
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REACTION CENTER CHLOROPHYLL POSITIONED NEAR A STRONG A MEMBRANE-BOUND ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IN PHOTOSYSTEM II, THAT PASSES ENERGY TO A PRIMARY ELECTON ACCEPTOR.
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P680
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REACTION CENTER CHLOROPHYLL POSITIONED NEAR A STRONG A MEMBRANE-BOUND ELECTRON ACCEPTOR IN PHOTOSYSTEM I, THAT PASSES ENERGY TO A PRIMARY ELECTON ACCEPTOR.
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P700
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EVIDENCED BY THE ADDITION OF A PHOSPHATE MOLECULE
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PHOSPHORYLATED
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ORGANISM THAT HARNESSES LIGHT ENERGY TO DRIVE THE SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM CARBON DIOXIDE.
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PHOTOAUTOTROPH
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QUANTUM, OR DISCRETER AMOUNT, OF ENERGY.
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PHOTONS
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process of generation ATP from ADP and phosphate by means of a proton-motive force generated by the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast during the light reactions of photosynthesis.
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PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION
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conversion of light energy to chemical energy that is stored in glucose or other organic compounds.
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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light-harvesting unit in photosynthesis,located on the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast and consisting of the antenna complex, the reacion-center chlorphll a , and the primary electron acceptor.
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PHOTOSYSTEM
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molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects or transmits others.
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PIGMENT
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receives excited electrons from the reaction center chlorophyll
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PRIMARY ELECTRON ACCEPTOR
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difference in electrochemical balance resulting from an unequal distribution of hydrogen ions on either side of a biological membrane.
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PROTON GRADIENT
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POTENTIAL ENEGY STORED INT THE FORM OF AN ELECTROCHEMICAL GRADIENT, GENERATED BY THE PUMPING OF HYDROGEN IONS ACROSS BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES DURING CHEMIOSMOSIS.
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PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE
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END PRODUCT OF GLYCOLYSIS.
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PYRUVATE
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SPECIFIC MOLECULE THAT RECEIVES EXCITED ENERGY WITHIN THE PHOTOSYSTEM AND PASEES THEI ENERGY TO THE PRIMARY ELECTRON ACCEPTOR.
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REACTION CENTER
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ELECTRON DONOR IN A REDOX REACTION
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REDUCTING AGENT
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GAINING OF ELECTRONS BY A SUBSTANCE INVOLVED IN A REDOX REACTION.
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REDUCTION
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ENZYME THAT CATALYZES THE FIRST STEP OF THE CALVIN CYCLE(ADDITION OF CO2 TO RuBP.
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RUBISCO
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MICROSCOPIC PORES SURROUNDED BY GUARD CELLS IN THE EPIDERMIS OF LEAVES AND STEMS THAT ALLOWS GAS EXCHANCE.
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STROMATA
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fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water.
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stroma
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formaiton of ATP by directly transferring a phosphate group to ADP from a n intermediat(diphosoglyceride) substrate in catabolism.
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substrate-level phosphorylation
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flatened membrande sav inside the chloroolast, used to convert light energy into chemical energy.
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thylakoid
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an electron acceptor in the electron transport chain.
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ubiquinone
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primary xylem and primary phloem enclosed by a bundle sheath serving as a trasnport system for water and nutrients.
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vascular bundle
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portion of the electromagnetic spectrum detected as carious colors by the human eye, ranging in wavelength from about 400nm to about 700nm.
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visible light
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