Chapter 8 Flashcards
Energy carrier cells used to transport high-energy electrons
NADH
Cluster of pigments and proteins that absorb light
Photosystem
A saclike photosynthetic membrane found in chloroplasts
Thylakoid
Energy carrier made as a result of photosystem II
ATP
Process of using the suns energy to make food
Photosynthesis
Man who worked out the light independent reactions
Melvin Calvin
Liquid part of the inside of a chloroplast
Stroma
Chemical that absorbs light for photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
Light absorbing chemical
Pigment
Organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
Autotroph
Any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients
Heterotroph
An organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food
Chlorophyll
The green coloring matter of leaves in plants essential to the production of carbohydrates by photosynthesis
Chloroplast
A plastid containing chlorophyll
Photosynthesis
Complex process by which carbon dioxide water and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by plants
Stomata
Slits in that epidermis of leaves stems etc. through which gasses are exchanged
Stroma
The supporting framework of a cell
Thylakoids
A flattened sac or vesical lined with pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis
Granum
One of the structural units of a chloroplast in vascular plants
Light dependent reactions
Converts solar Energy into potential energy
Light independent reactions
Chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide into glucose
