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1
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an organism that must get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances

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heterotroph

2
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an organism that uses energy from sunlight or from chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic compounds

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autotroph

3
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the process of converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of organic compounds primarily carbohydrates.

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photosynthesis

4
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Photosynthesis equation

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6CO2 + 6H20 –> C6H12O6 + 6O2

–> = light energy

5
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The 2 stages of photosynthesis

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Light reactions and the Calvin Cycle

6
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Where do the light reactions occur?

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The thylakoid membrane

7
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Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?

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The stroma of the chloroplast

8
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organelles found in plants and algae where photosynthesis occurs

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chloroplast

9
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a stack of thylakoids in a chloroplast

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granum

10
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in plants, the solution that surrounds the thylakoids in a chloroplast

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stroma

11
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a membrane system found within chloroplasts that contain the components for photosynthesis

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thylakoids

12
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a compound that absorbs light

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pigment

13
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The pigments found within thylakoids are __________ and ____________.


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chlorophylls and carotenoids

14
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What colors of light does chlorophyll absorb?

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red and blue

15
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What color of light does chlorophyll reflect?

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green

16
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What colors of light do carotenoids absorb?

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yellow, orange, and brown

17
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Where do light reactions occur?

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in the thylakoids

18
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a cluster of pigment molecules and the proteins that the pigment molecules are embedded in

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photosystem

19
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As electrons move down the electron transport chain they ____ ______.

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lose energy

20
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The energy the electrons lose as they move down the electron transport chain is used to move ________ (H+) into the _________.

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protons, thylakoid

21
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The electrons are replaced by electrons that have passed through the electron transport chain from ____________ ___.

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photosystem II

22
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Products of the light reactions

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NADPH and ATP

23
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Where do the NADPH and ATP produced in the light reactions go?

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They go to the Calvin Cycle to be used for energy.

24
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as electrons travel along the electron transport chain, protons move into the thylakoid and build up a concentration gradient. The movement of protons and through ATP synthase results in the synthesis of ATP.

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chemiosmosis

25
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a series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that produces a three-carbon sugar

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Calvin Cycle

26
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What is produced by the Calvin Cycle?

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3 RuBP molecules

27
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Leaves take in and release CO2 and release O2 through their ________.

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stomata

28
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the many openings in a leaf or a stem of a plant that enable gas exchange to occur

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stomata

29
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Factors that affect photosynthesis

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light intensity, level of CO2, and temperature