Flashcards in Chapter 6: Photosynthesis Study Guide Deck (29):
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an organism that must get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances
heterotroph
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an organism that uses energy from sunlight or from chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic compounds
autotroph
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the process of converting light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of organic compounds primarily carbohydrates.
photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis equation
6CO2 + 6H20 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
(--> = light energy)
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The 2 stages of photosynthesis
Light reactions and the Calvin Cycle
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Where do the light reactions occur?
The thylakoid membrane
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Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?
The stroma of the chloroplast
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organelles found in plants and algae where photosynthesis occurs
chloroplast
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a stack of thylakoids in a chloroplast
granum
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in plants, the solution that surrounds the thylakoids in a chloroplast
stroma
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a membrane system found within chloroplasts that contain the components for photosynthesis
thylakoids
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a compound that absorbs light
pigment
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The pigments found within thylakoids are __________ and ____________.
chlorophylls and carotenoids
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What colors of light does chlorophyll absorb?
red and blue
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What color of light does chlorophyll reflect?
green
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What colors of light do carotenoids absorb?
yellow, orange, and brown
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Where do light reactions occur?
in the thylakoids
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a cluster of pigment molecules and the proteins that the pigment molecules are embedded in
photosystem
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As electrons move down the electron transport chain they ____ ______.
lose energy
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The energy the electrons lose as they move down the electron transport chain is used to move ________ (H+) into the _________.
protons, thylakoid
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The electrons are replaced by electrons that have passed through the electron transport chain from ____________ ___.
photosystem II
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Products of the light reactions
NADPH and ATP
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Where do the NADPH and ATP produced in the light reactions go?
They go to the Calvin Cycle to be used for energy.
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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.
chemiosmosis
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a series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that produces a three-carbon sugar
Calvin Cycle
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What is produced by the Calvin Cycle?
3 RuBP molecules
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Leaves take in and release CO2 and release O2 through their ________.
stomata
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the many openings in a leaf or a stem of a plant that enable gas exchange to occur
stomata
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