Review: Phtotsynthesis Flashcards
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The process by which plants use sunlight to create food
photosynthesis
Organisms that can form food from sunlight or chemicals
autotrophs
Organisms that must consume food for their energy
heterotroph
pigment used by plant cells to capture light energy
chlorophyll
organelles found in the plant that carry out photosynthesis
chloroplast
area within the chloroplast where the Calvin cycle takes place
stroma
area within the chloroplasts where the light-dependent reaction takes place
thylakoids
used in the light-dependent reaction, it is split to form hydrogen and oxygen
water
required in the Calvin cycle to provide the raw ingredients to make glucose
carbon dixoide
organelles that use glucose to harvest energy for the cell
mitochondria
this molecule is released as a produce during the light-dependent reaction
oxygen
a product of photosynthesis; energy storage molecule
glucose
during this reaction, carbon dioxide is used to create glucose
Calvin cycle
During this reaction, ATP is produced to power the Calvin cycle
light-dependent
this energy storing molecule contains 3 phosphates, adenosine, and ribose
ATP
two main parts of a chloroplast where photosynthesis occurs
stroma and thylakoid
two main parts of a chloroplast where photosynthesis occurs
stroma and thylakoid
factors that affect photosynthesis
temp, light, and water
factors that affect photosynthesis
temp, light, and water
thylakoids contain clusters of chlorophyll and proteins known as
photosystems
Photosystems absorb sunlight and generate high-energy
electrons
Photosystems absorb sunlight and generate high-energy electrons that pass along the
electron transport chain
The light-independent is also known as the
Calvin cycle
During the Calvin cycle, energy from ATP and NADPH is used to assemble high-energy
sugars
