Chapter 8-Photosynthesis Flashcards
Stomata
Where water exits and leaves from leaf
Mesophyll
Tissue on interior of leaf
Strong
Dense fluid in the surrounding thylakoids
Chlorophyll
Green pigment that gives leaves color
Thylakoids
Segregates
Light Reactions
Photo part of photosynthesis
Calvin Cycle
The synthesis part of photosynthesis
NADP
Where the electrons are stored in the during photosynthesis
Photophosphorylation
Where phosphate is added to adp in photosynthesis
Carbon fixation
Incorporation of carbon into organic compounds
Wavelength
Distance between waves
Electromagnetic spectrum
Entire range of radiation
Visible Light
Wavelength that can be seen by human eyes
Absorbtion Spectrum
Pigment light absorption vs wavelength
Chlorophyll
A pigment in photosynthesis that is mostly used
Action spectrum
Profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelength of radiation in driving the procesw
Carotenoids
Hydrocarbons that absorb various shade of yellow and orange
Photos stem
A composed of a reaction-center complex surrounded by several light harvesting complex
reaction-center complex
Organized complex of protein that holds a special lair of chlorophyll a molecules
Light harvesting complex
Various pigment molecule bound to proteins
Primary electron acceptor
A molecule in the reaction center that can accept electrons and become reduced
Linear electron flow
When electrons go through the photo systems and then straight to NADH and Calvin cycle
G3P
Result of 3 rotations of Calvin cycle, can become any complex sugar
Rubisco
Enzyme that catalyzes the 1st step of Calvin cycle
