photosynthises Flashcards

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photosynthesis

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To capture and transform light energy from the sun and store it in high-energy sugar molecules.

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ATP

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A molecule made up of subunits adenine and ribose,as well as three phosphate groups. It is an energy carrier.

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absorb

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To take up or receive by chemical or molecular action.

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glucose

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A sugar made by plants to store energy

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chlorophyll

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Pigment molecules inside a chloroplast

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thylakoids

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The risk shaped sacs that are in the inner membrane of the chloroplast

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ion

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an electrically charged atom or group of atom formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons,

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light independent reaction

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A reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in the storma without light

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storma

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A fluid located in the interior of chloroplast’s inner membrane and surrounding the thylakoids

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The Calvin Cycle

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the second stage of photosynthesis that uses energy from light dependent reactions (ATP and NADPH)to make sugar.

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