Photosynthesis Flashcards

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1
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Converting light energy into chemical energy stored in the form of sugar

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Photosynthesis

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2
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Equation

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Carbon dioxide + water + light = sugar + oxygen

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3
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Autotrophs

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Organisms that produce their own food

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4
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Stroma

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Thick liquid

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5
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Thylakoids

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Individual sac

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6
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Grana

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Stack of thylakoids

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7
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Chlorophyll

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Pigment found inside thylakoids sacs and captures light energy

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8
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Electromagnetic energy

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Energy in sunlight

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9
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Pigments

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Light absorbing molecules

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10
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Photons

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Fixed quantity of light energy

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11
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Light dependent reaction

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Converts light energy into chemical energy

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12
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Light Independent Reaction

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Uses ATP and NADPH to produce glucose

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13
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LDR occurs in

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Thylakoid

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14
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LIR occurs in

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Stroma

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15
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CO2 fixation

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CO2 combines with RuBP with the help of RuBP carboxylase

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16
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CO2 Reduction

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CO2 is reduced to a carbohydrate

17
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RuPB regeneration

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Every 3 turns of the Calvin Cycle 5 molecules of G3P reform 3 molecules of RuBP

18
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Xylem

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Carries water

19
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Phloem

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Carries food

20
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Stoma

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Area of gas exchange