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5760170575ChlorophyllGreen Pigment Main photosynthetic pigmnet Absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths0
5760170576Thylakoidsdense interconnected membranous sacs1
5760170577Granastacks of thylakoid2
5760170578Granumsingular of grana3
5760170579Chloroplastsites of photosynthesis4
5760170580Photosynthesisconversion of light energy into chemical energy stored in sugar and other organic molecules5
5760170581Photosynthesis Equation6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light --> C6H12O6 + 6 O26
5760170582Carbon Dioxidesource of carbon and is considered inorganic carbon7
5760170583Electromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic Energy which travels in waves8
5760170584ColorsLight we see is reflected off objects and light we dont see is absorbed by objects9
5760170585WhiteAll colors reflected10
5760170586BlackAll colors absorbed11
5760170587Chlorophyll amain photosynthetic green pigment, absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths12
5760170588Pigmenta molecule that absorbs wavelengths in the visible light spectrum13
5760170589Carotenoidabsorbs blue and blue-green wavelengths Beta-Carotene; gives materials an orange color14
5760170590Light ReactionsOccur in thylakoid membrane and are also called light dependent reactions15
5760170591PhotophosphorylationLight is captured by pigments and used to convert ADP + Pi into ATP16
5760170592PhotosystemConsists of a reaction-center complex surrounded by light-harvesting complexes17
5760170593Light-Harvesting ComplexContains chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids (within the photosystem)18
5760170594Photosystem 1Has P700 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex19
5760170595Photosystem 2Has P680 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex20
5760170596CytochromeIron-containing carrier protein also found in mitochondrial electron transport (specific name of ETC protein)21
5760170597Calvin CycleLight-Independent reactions Occurs in stoma, does not use light directly22
5760170598RubiscoThe most abundant protein on Earth Carbon Fixation is catalyzed by Rubisco23
5760170599ReductionThe carbon molecules made in Carbon Fixation are reduced into to G3P that can be used to make glucose or perform other processes24
57601706001 Cycle of Calvin Cycle1 CO2 is fixed 3 ATP are used 2 NADPH are used 1 RuBP is regenerated 6 cycles needed to make 1 glucose molecule25
5760170601C4 PhotosynthesisA method that bypasses photorespiration Happens in corn, sugarcane, and other plants in hot, dry environments Moves from mesophyll to bundle-sheath cells26
5760170602C3 PlantCalvin cycle, taking in carbon dioxide through the leaves' minuscule pores, called stomata. An enzyme called RuBisCO helps the carbon dioxide combine with sugar.27

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