Chapter 8 Vocab. Flashcards

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1
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Obtain energy from the food they consume

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Heterotrophs

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2
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One of the chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy is

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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)

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3
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Process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

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Photosynthesis

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4
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Light observing molecules

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Pigments

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5
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Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthesis organisms, captures light energy

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Chlorophyll

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6
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Saclike photosynthetic membranes

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Thylakoid

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7
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Light collecting units of the chloroplast

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Photosystems

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8
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The region outside the Thylakoid membranes

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Stroma

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9
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Accepts and holds the 2 high energy electrons along with a hydrogen ion

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NADP+

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10
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Produces oxygen gas and converts ADP and NADP+ into energy carriers ATP and NADPH

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Light dependent reactions

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11
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Spams the membrane and allows H+ ions to pass through it

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ATP synthase

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12
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Uses ATP and NADPH from the light dependent reactions to produce high energy sugars

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Calvin cycle

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13
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Organism such as plants, that make their own food

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Autotroph

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14
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S

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Thylakoid

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15
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D

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Photosystem

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16
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S

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Stroma

17
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S

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NADP+