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236399020Autotrophsproducers, they make their own food
236399021Heterotrophsconsumers, they rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply
236399022Photosynthesisprocess by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
236399023ChlorophyllA light-absorbing pigment in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria
236399024Mesophyll cellA cell found in the interior of a leaf, contains lots of chloroplasts, and specializes for photosynthesis.
236399025StomataTiny pores where carbon enters and oxygen exits
236399026ThylakoidsInterconnected membranes within the chloroplast
236399027GranaStacks of thylakoids
236399028StromaA thick fluid that that fills the interior of a chloroplast
236399029Light reactionsAbsorb solar energy and convert it to chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH; take place on the thylakoids in the chloroplast
236399030Carbon fixationThe incorporation of carbon from carbon dioxide into an organic compound by autotrophic organisms.
236399031Calvin cycleLight-independent reactions involving fixation of carbon from CO2, and, using energy from NADPH and ATP, construct glucose
236399032Outputs of the light reactionsoxygen, ATP, NADPH
236399033Inputs of the Calvin cycleCO2, ATP, NADPH
236399034Outputs of the Calvin cycleSugar , Sugar, NADP+, ADP + P
236399035Input of Light ReactionsSunlight energy, water,
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