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Chapter 10 Vocabulary for AP Biology

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5897740149ChlorophyllGreen Pigment Main photosynthetic pigmnet Absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths0
5897740150Thylakoidsdense interconnected membranous sacs1
5897740151Granastacks of thylakoid2
5897740152Granumsingular of grana3
5897740153Chloroplastsites of photosynthesis4
5897740154Photosynthesisconversion of light energy into chemical energy stored in sugar and other organic molecules5
5897740155Photosynthesis Equation6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light --> C6H12O6 + 6 O26
5897740156Carbon Dioxidesource of carbon and is considered inorganic carbon7
5897740157Electromagnetic SpectrumElectromagnetic Energy which travels in waves8
5897740158ColorsLight we see is reflected off objects and light we dont see is absorbed by objects9
5897740159WhiteAll colors reflected10
5897740160BlackAll colors absorbed11
5897740161Chlorophyll amain photosynthetic green pigment, absorbs primarily violet-blue and red wavelengths12
5897740162Pigmenta molecule that absorbs wavelengths in the visible light spectrum13
5897740164Light ReactionsOccur in thylakoid membrane and are also called light dependent reactions14
5897740165PhotophosphorylationLight is captured by pigments and used to convert ADP + Pi into ATP15
5897740166PhotosystemConsists of a reaction-center complex surrounded by light-harvesting complexes16
5897740167Light-Harvesting ComplexContains chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids (within the photosystem)17
5897740168Photosystem 1Has P700 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex18
5897740169Photosystem 2Has P680 chlorophyll a in reaction-center complex19
5897740170CytochromeIron-containing carrier protein also found in mitochondrial electron transport (specific name of ETC protein)20
5897740171Calvin CycleLight-Independent reactions Occurs in stoma, does not use light directly21
5897740172RubiscoThe most abundant protein on Earth Carbon Fixation is catalyzed by Rubisco22
5897740173ReductionThe carbon molecules made in Carbon Fixation are reduced into to G3P that can be used to make glucose or perform other processes23
58977401741 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 molecule24

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