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Food Supply, Plant Growth And Productivity Flashcards

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Absorption

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Process by which light is take in and retained by a leaf

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Absorption Spectrum

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Display/graph showing the quantity of light absorbed by a pigment at different wavelengths of light.

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Action Spectrum

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Graph showing the rate of photosynthesis by a green plant at different wavelengths of light.

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Carbohydrates

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Large group of organic compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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Carotenoids

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Yellow pigments which absorb light and pass the energy to chlorophyll.

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Chlorophylls

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Green pigments which absorb light in the red and blue regions of the spectrum.

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Chromatography

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Technique used to separate the components of a mixture that differ in their degree of solubility in a solvent.

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Cultivar

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Variety of plant obtained from natural species by selection and/ or genetic manipulation and maintained by cultivation.

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Food Security

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Ability to access food of adequate quantity and quality.

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Nanometer

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One thousand-millionth of a meter.

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Photosynthesis

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Process by which green plants trap light energy and use it to produce carbohydrates.

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Reflection

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Process by which light bounces off a leaf surface.

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Transmission

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Process by which light passes through a leaf.

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Trophic

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Term referring to a level in a food chain or a pyramid.

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ATP

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High energy compound which provides the energy needed to drive the Calvin Cycle.

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ATP Synthase

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Enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi

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Calvin Cycle

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Second stage of photosynthesis during which carbon dioxide is taken up and sugar is synthesised.

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Carbon Dioxide

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Raw material which supplies carbon atoms to be fixed into carbohydrate.

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Electron Transport Chain

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Group of protein molecules in the membrane of a chloroplast which makes energy available to pump H+ across the membrane and to split water molecules.

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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)

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Metabolite in the Calvin cycle used to regenerate RuBP and make sugar.

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Hydrogen

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Product of photosynthesis of water which becomes attached to NADP.

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Light-Dependent Reaction

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First stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is converted to chemical energy.

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NADP

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Compound which accepts hydrogen released during which carbon dioxide is taken up and sugar is synthesised.

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Oxygen

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Product of photolysis of water which becomes attached to NADP.

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Photolysis

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Breakdown of water during the light-dependant stage of photosynthesis.

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Ribulose Bisphosphate (RuBP)

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Metabolite in the Calvin cycle used to regenerate RuBP and make sugar.

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Rubisco (RuBisCo)

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Enzyme which fixes carbon dioxide by attaching it to RuBP

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Water

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Raw material which becomes split into oxygen and hydrogen during photolysis.

29
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Process by which light is take in and retained by a leaf

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Absorption

30
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Display/graph showing the quantity of light absorbed by a pigment at different wavelengths of light.

A

Absorption spectrum

31
Q

Graph showing the rate of photosynthesis by a green plant at different wavelengths of light.

A

Action Spectrum

32
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Large group of organic compounds that contain carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

A

Carbohydrates

33
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Yellow pigments which absorb light and pass the energy to chlorophyll.

A

Carotenoids

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Green pigments which absorb light in the red and blue regions of the spectrum.

A

Chlorophylls

35
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Technique used to separate the components of a mixture that differ in their degree of solubility in a solvent.

A

Chromatography

36
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Variety of plant obtained from natural species by selection and/ or genetic manipulation and maintained by cultivation.

A

Cultivar

37
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Ability to access food of adequate quantity and quality.

A

Food security

38
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One thousand-millionth of a meter.

A

Nanometre

39
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Process by which green plants trap light energy and use it to produce carbohydrates.

A

Photosynthesis

40
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Process by which light bounces off a leaf surface.

A

Reflection

41
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Process by which light passes through a leaf.

A

Transmission

42
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Term referring to a level in a food chain or a pyramid.

A

Trophic

43
Q

High energy compound which provides the energy needed to drive the Calvin Cycle.

A

ATP

44
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Enzyme which catalyses the synthesis of ATP from ADP and Pi

A

ATP Synthase

45
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Second stage of photosynthesis during which carbon dioxide is taken up and sugar is synthesised.

A

Calvin Cycle

46
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Raw material which supplies carbon atoms to be fixed into carbohydrate.

A

Carbon Dioxide

47
Q

Group of protein molecules in the membrane of a chloroplast which makes energy available to pump H+ across the membrane and to split water molecules.

A

Electron Transport Chain

48
Q

Metabolite in the Calvin cycle used to regenerate RuBP and make sugar.

A

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P)

49
Q

Product of photosynthesis of water which becomes attached to NADP.

A

Hydrogen

50
Q

First stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is converted to chemical energy.

A

Light-dependent reaction

51
Q

Compound which accepts hydrogen released during which carbon dioxide is taken up and sugar is synthesised.

A

NADP

52
Q

Product of photolysis of water which becomes attached to NADP.

A

Oxygen

53
Q

Breakdown of water during the light-dependant stage of photosynthesis.

A

Photolysis

54
Q

Metabolite in the Calvin cycle used to regenerate RuBP and make sugar.

A

Ribulose Bisphosphate (RuBP)

55
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Enzyme which fixes carbon dioxide by attaching it to RuBP

A

Rubisco (RuBisCO)

56
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Raw material which becomes split into oxygen and hydrogen during photolysis.

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Water

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