Chapter 9-Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy Flashcards
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chloroplasts
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membranous organelles that are the sites of photosynthesis in eukaryotes; occur in plant cells
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mesophyll
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photosynthetic tissue in the interior of a leaf; sometimes differentiated into palisade mesophyll and spongy mesophyll
3
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stomata
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small pores located in the epidermis of plants that provide for gas exchange for photosynthesis; each stoma is flanked by two guard cells, which are responsible for its opening and closing
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thylakoids
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an interconnected system of flattened, saclike, membranous structures inside the chloroplast
5
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granum
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a stack of thylakoids within a chloroplast
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wavelength
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the distance from one wave peak to the next; the energy of electromagnetic radiation is inversely proportional to its wavelength
