photosynthesis Flashcards
atom
the smallest basic unit of matter
molecule
two or more atoms bonded by shared electrons
cyanobacteria
an aquatic single called photosynthetic organism that evolved 3.5 billion years ago
chloroplast
an orgenelle where light absorption and photosynthesis take place in plant cells
photosynthesis
to capture and transform light energy from the sun and stor it into high energy sugar molecules
ATP
a energy career
absorb
to take up or receive by chemical or molecular action
glucose
a sugar made by plants to store energy
calorific
pigmint molecules inside a chloroplant
thyroids
the disk shaped sace that are in the inner membrane of the chlorolast
ion
an electrically chared atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons
light indipendint reaction
a reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in the storma without light
stroms
a fluid located in the interion of chloroplasts inner membrane and surrounfing the tylakoids
the Calvin cycle
A series of chemical reactions that occurs as part of the dark reactions of photosynthesis, in which carbon is broken away from gaseous carbon dioxide and fixed as organic carbon in compounds that are ultimately used to make sugars and starch as food.
