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heterotroph

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an organism which consumes other plants or animals

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chloroplast

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organelles in plants where photosynthesis takes place

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photosynthetic pigment

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absorbs light energy at a particular wavelength

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thylakoid

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folded membranes containing photosynthetic pigments and electron carrier proteins

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lamellae

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thin pieces of thylakoid membrane which are connected to each other

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granum

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stacked thylakoids

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7
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photosystem

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structures in the thylakoid membrane made up of accessory pigments

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8
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primary pigment reaction centre

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contains chlorophyll a and b

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9
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photophosphorylation

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process by which light energy is used to produce ATP

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catabolism

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break down of molecules

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oxidative phosphorylation

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the process by which cells generate ATP through transfer of electrons to oxygen

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12
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chemiosmosis

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process by which movement of H+ ions across a biological membrane generates ATP

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13
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cotyledon

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significant part of embryo found within seed

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NADPH

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reduction of NADP+ by addition of a H molecule

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anabolism

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build up of molecules

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