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Light absorbing pigment in chloroplasts (usually green)

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Chlorophyll

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Light absorbing organelles in plant cells

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Chloroplasts

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Tiny pores where CO2 enters and O2 exits in chloroplasts

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Stomata

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Thick fluid inside chloroplasts’ inner membrane

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Stroma

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Membranous sacs in stroma

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Thylakoids

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Stacks of thylakoids

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Grana

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Chloroplasts absorb solar energy and convert it to chemical energy

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Light reactions

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Process in which NADPH and ATP are converted to sugar

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Calvin Cycles

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Distance between crests of adjacent waves

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Wavelength

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Full range of radiation

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Pigment in chloroplasts that absorbs blue-violet and red light

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Chlorophyll a

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Fixed quantity of light energy

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Photon

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Groups of molecules in the thylakoid membrane - includes pigment molecules, carotenoids

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Photosystem

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Main center of photo system where chlorophyll a and primary electron acceptor are aligned

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Reaction center

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Traps electron in reaction center of photosystem

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Primary electron receptor

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15
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Plant that can conserve water by reacting on low amounts of co2 by breaking it into a 4 carbon compound before entering the Calvin cycle

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C4 plants

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Plants that only open stomata at night to conserve water

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CAM plants