Chapter 10: Photosynthesis Flashcards
1
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Chloroplast
A
2
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Photosynthesis
A
3
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Autotroph
A
4
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Heterotroph
A
5
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Mesophyll
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Tissue in the interior of a leaf
6
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Stomata
A
Microscopic pores on a leaf, through which carbon dioxide enters and oxygen exits
7
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Stroma
A
Site of Calvin cycle
8
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Thylakoids
A
Site of light reactions
9
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Thylakoid space
A
10
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Grana (singular, granum)
A
11
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Chlorophyll
A
12
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Net equation for photosynthesis
A
6CO2 + 6H2O + Light energy –> C6H12O6 + 6O2
13
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Light reactions
A
14
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Calvin cycle
A
15
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
A
NADP+
Reduced: NADPH
