Chapter 8 Vocab. Flashcards
Obtain energy from the food they consume
Heterotrophs
One of the chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy is
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
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
Photosynthesis
Light observing molecules
Pigments
Principal pigment of plants and other photosynthesis organisms, captures light energy
Chlorophyll
Saclike photosynthetic membranes
Thylakoid
Light collecting units of the chloroplast
Photosystems
The region outside the Thylakoid membranes
Stroma
Accepts and holds the 2 high energy electrons along with a hydrogen ion
NADP+
Produces oxygen gas and converts ADP and NADP+ into energy carriers ATP and NADPH
Light dependent reactions
Spams the membrane and allows H+ ions to pass through it
ATP synthase
Uses ATP and NADPH from the light dependent reactions to produce high energy sugars
Calvin cycle
Organism such as plants, that make their own food
Autotroph
S
Thylakoid
D
Photosystem