Chapter 10 Vocabulary for AP Biology
8258504321 | Chlorophyll | Green Pigment Main photosynthetic pigmnet Absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths | ![]() | 0 |
8258504322 | Thylakoids | dense interconnected membranous sacs | ![]() | 1 |
8258504323 | Grana | stacks of thylakoid | 2 | |
8258504324 | Granum | singular of grana | 3 | |
8258504325 | Chloroplast | sites of photosynthesis | 4 | |
8258504326 | Photosynthesis | conversion of light energy into chemical energy stored in sugar and other organic molecules | ![]() | 5 |
8258504327 | Photosynthesis Equation | 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2 | 6 | |
8258504328 | Carbon Dioxide | source of carbon and is considered inorganic carbon | 7 | |
8258504329 | Electromagnetic Spectrum | Electromagnetic Energy which travels in waves | ![]() | 8 |
8258504330 | Colors | Light we see is reflected off objects and light we dont see is absorbed by objects | 9 | |
8258504333 | Chlorophyll a | main photosynthetic green pigment, absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths | 10 | |
8258504334 | Accessory Pigment | a molecule that absorbs wavelengths in the visible light spectrum other than the primary pigments | 11 | |
8258504335 | Carotenoid | absorbs blue and blue-green wavelengths Beta-Carotene; gives materials an orange color | 12 | |
8258504336 | Light Reactions | Occur in thylakoid membrane and are also called light dependent reactions | 13 | |
8258504337 | Photophosphorylation | Light is captured by pigments and used to convert ADP + Pi into ATP | 14 | |
8258504338 | Photosystem | Consists of a reaction-center complex surrounded by light-harvesting complexes | 15 | |
8258504339 | Light-Harvesting Complex | Contains chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids (within the photosystem) | 16 | |
8258504340 | Photosystem 1 | Has P700 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex | ![]() | 17 |
8258504341 | Photosystem 2 | Has P680 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex | 18 | |
8258504342 | Cytochrome | Iron-containing carrier protein also found in mitochondrial electron transport (specific name of ETC protein) | 19 | |
8258504343 | Calvin Cycle | Light-Independent reactions Occurs in stoma, does not use light directly | ![]() | 20 |
8258504344 | Rubisco | The most abundant protein on Earth Carbon Fixation is catalyzed by Rubisco | 21 | |
8258504345 | Reduction | The carbon molecules made in Carbon Fixation are reduced into to G3P that can be used to make glucose or perform other processes | 22 | |
8258504346 | 1 Cycle of Calvin Cycle | 1 CO2 is fixed 3 ATP are used 2 NADPH are used 1 RuBP is regenerated 6 cycles needed to make 1 glucose molecule | 23 | |
8258504347 | C4 Photosynthesis | A method that bypasses photorespiration Happens in corn, sugarcane, and other plants in hot, dry environments Moves from mesophyll to bundle-sheath cells | 24 | |
8258504348 | C3 Plant | Calvin cycle, taking in carbon dioxide through the leaves' minuscule pores, called stomata. An enzyme called RuBisCO helps the carbon dioxide combine with sugar. | ![]() | 25 |