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794800601photonsParticles of light that store energy
794800602visible lightWhat is the name given to the type of light that our eyes absorb?
794800603red and bluemain colors of light that most plant leaves absorb
794800604Takes in every color except for green which is reflects backWhy do plant leaves appear green?
794800605pigmentsAny substance or molecule that has the ability to absorb light
794800606cholorophyll a and bwhat are the names of the two types of chlorophyll
794800607blue-greenchlorophyll a is what colors
794800608yellow-greenchlorophyll b is what colors
794800609awhich chlorophyll (a or b) is dominant
794800610electrons are absorbed and become excitedwhat happens when atoms in a pigment absorb light
794800611inside photosystems, which are inside thylakoids, which are inside chloroplastswhere are chlorophyll molescules specifically found
794800612within chloroplasts: stroma, thylakoid membrane, and inside the thylakoidwhere does photosynthesis take place
7948006136 CO2 + 6 H2O + light energy ---> C6H12O6 + 6 O2write the chemical formula for the photosynthesis reaction
794800614light reactions and calvin cyclename the two main stages of photosynthesis
794800615thylakoid membrane, inside the thylakoid and in the stromawhere do light reactions take place
794800616stromawhere does the calvin cycle take place
794800617sunlight, waterwhat are the reactants involved in only the light reactions
794800618NADPH, ATP, O2what are the products resulting from only the light reactions
794800619float around and create concentration gradientwhen a water molecules splits, what happens to the electrons
794800620attaches to another oxygenwhen a water molecules splits, what happens to the oxygen
794800621stomatawhat part of the leaf does O2 leave out of
794800622ATPwhere does the proton pump get energy to transport H+ protons
794800623into the thylakoidwhere does the proton pump take protons
7948006244how many times does an electron get boosted to a higher energy level during the light reactions of photosynthesis
794800625stromawhere is NADPH formed
794800626concentration gradientwhere does ATP synthase get the energy to make the bends of an ATP molecule
794800627active transporttransport through hydrogen pump, uses redox reactions
794800628passive transportwater moving into the plant, ATP synthase uses concentration gradient
794800629used as energywhat happens to the ATP and NADPH molecules produced during the light reactions
794800630PgAL, RuBP, and PEPlist three molecules used in the calvin cycle to produce sugars
7948006312how many cycles of the calvin cycle does it take to make one glucose molecule
794800632carbon fixationanytime CO2 is used to make an organic molecule
794800633greater energyshorter waves have
794800634lesser energylonger waves have

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