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Chapter 8-Photosynthesis Flashcards

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Stomata

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Where water exits and leaves from leaf

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Mesophyll

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Tissue on interior of leaf

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Strong

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Dense fluid in the surrounding thylakoids

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Chlorophyll

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Green pigment that gives leaves color

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Thylakoids

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Segregates

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Light Reactions

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Photo part of photosynthesis

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Calvin Cycle

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The synthesis part of photosynthesis

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NADP

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Where the electrons are stored in the during photosynthesis

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Photophosphorylation

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Where phosphate is added to adp in photosynthesis

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Carbon fixation

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Incorporation of carbon into organic compounds

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Wavelength

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Distance between waves

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Electromagnetic spectrum

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Entire range of radiation

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Visible Light

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Wavelength that can be seen by human eyes

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Absorbtion Spectrum

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Pigment light absorption vs wavelength

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Chlorophyll

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A pigment in photosynthesis that is mostly used

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Action spectrum

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Profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelength of radiation in driving the procesw

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Carotenoids

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Hydrocarbons that absorb various shade of yellow and orange

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Photos stem

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A composed of a reaction-center complex surrounded by several light harvesting complex

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reaction-center complex

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Organized complex of protein that holds a special lair of chlorophyll a molecules

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Light harvesting complex

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Various pigment molecule bound to proteins

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Primary electron acceptor

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A molecule in the reaction center that can accept electrons and become reduced

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Linear electron flow

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When electrons go through the photo systems and then straight to NADH and Calvin cycle

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G3P

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Result of 3 rotations of Calvin cycle, can become any complex sugar

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Rubisco

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Enzyme that catalyzes the 1st step of Calvin cycle

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