organisms such as plants, which make their own food | ||
organisms such as animals, that cannot use the sun's energy directly; obtain energy from the foods they consume | ||
one of the principal chemical compounds that cells use to store and release energy | ||
plant use the energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into high-energy carbohydrates-sugars and starches-and oxygen, a waste product | ||
light-absorbing molecule plants gather | ||
the plant's principal pigment | ||
saclike photosynthetic membranes in chloroplasts | ||
clusters where proteins in the thylakoid membrane organize chlorophyll and other pigments | ||
the region outside the thylakoid membranes | ||
carrier molecule that accepts and holds 2 high-energy electrons along with a hydrogen ion | ||
reactions that require light | ||
protein in cell membrane that spans the membrane and allow H+ ions to pass through it | ||
when plants use the energy that ATP and NADPH contain to build high-energy compounds that can be stored for a long time |
Chapter 8 Photosynthesis
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