BIO.. Flashcards
an organism that can produce its own food
Autotrophs
Autotrophs is also called as
producers (plants, algae,
cyanobacteria – no chloroplast, only thylakoid
which is not enclosed in a membrane)
an organism that eats other plants or animals for energy and nutrients
Heterotrophs
Heterotrophs are also called
consumers (humans, animals,
bacteria, fungi)
A metabolic process wherein light energy (sunlight) is transformed into chemical energy
Photosynthesis
- is a double-membraned (to be sturdier) organelles found in plants and algae
- serves as site for photosynthesis.
- It contains their own DNA to know how to photosynthesize.
Chloroplast
Chloroplast contains what pigment
chlorophyll
Where is chloroplast found
Found in green tissues of plants.
Structure of chloroplast
- Outer Membrane
- Inner Membrane
- Thylakoid
- Granum/Grana
- Stroma
- Lumen
Freely permeable to small molecules.
Outer Membrane
Highly selective; contains channel and carrier proteins.
Inner Membrane
The fluid-filled internal space which contains DNA, enzymes, and other materials inside the chloroplast.
Stroma
Membrane-bound flattened disks; the site of light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
thylakoid
stacks of thylakoids
Granum/Grana
They are substances produced by living organisms that have a color resulting from selective absorption.
Pigments