Chlorophyll Flashcards
Percentage of carbon in human body
9.5%
Is a metabolic pathway in which sunlight energy is used to build glucose molecules from CO2 and water
Photosynthesis
Remove CO2 from the atmosphere and lock its carbon atoms in the organic compounds that make jp their tissues
Photosynthesizers
Is a form of electromagnetic energy that travels through space like ocean waves
Light
Travels in wavelengths between 380-750nm
Visible light
The most common photosynthetic pigment in plans protists and bacteria
Chlorophyll a
Absorbed violet red and orange light and appears grenn
Chlorophyll A
And other chlorophyll absorb additional wavelengths of visible light for photosynthesis
Accessory pigments
Help protect plants and other organisms from the damaging effects of UV light in the sun rays
Antioxidant properties
Pigment found in carrots
Beta-carotene
Pigment responsible for the color of roses
Anthocyanin
Plant chloroplasts have two outer membrane
Stroma
Suspended in the stroma are the chloroplasts own DNA some ribosomes and inner much folded
Thylakoid membrane
The fold of a thylakoid membrane typically forms stacks of interconnected disks called
Thylakoids
Photosynthesis occurs in two stages
Light dependent
Light independent