photosynthises Flashcards
(10 cards)
photosynthesis
To capture and transform light energy from the sun and store it in high-energy sugar molecules.
ATP
A molecule made up of subunits adenine and ribose,as well as three phosphate groups. It is an energy carrier.
absorb
To take up or receive by chemical or molecular action.
glucose
A sugar made by plants to store energy
chlorophyll
Pigment molecules inside a chloroplast
thylakoids
The risk shaped sacs that are in the inner membrane of the chloroplast
ion
an electrically charged atom or group of atom formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons,
light independent reaction
A reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in the storma without light
storma
A fluid located in the interior of chloroplast’s inner membrane and surrounding the thylakoids
The Calvin Cycle
the second stage of photosynthesis that uses energy from light dependent reactions (ATP and NADPH)to make sugar.