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AP Biology: Photosynthesis Flashcards

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7913921049photoautotrophsorganisms that produce their own food using light energy - plants, protists, and algae0
7913921050mesophyllinner tissue of a leaf, contain many chloroplasts1
7913921051stromafluid that fills the inner area of a chloroplast2
7913921052thylakoidsfound in stacks in the chloroplast where the light reactions occur3
7913921053granastacks of thylakoids4
7913921054chlorophyllpigment that absorbs light energy to power the light reactions of photosynthesis5
7913921055stomatapores in the epidermis of a leaf that allow water to leave the plant and carbon dioxide to enter it6
7913921056light reactionsreactions that use carbon dioxide and water to create ATP and NADPH for use in the calvin cycle7
7913921057NADP+an electron acceptor that is reduced and is used to fuel the calvin cycle8
7913921058calvin cyclethe series of reactions where ATP and NADPH are used to form G3P which is then used to form glucose and other organic molecules including amino acids and nucleic acids9
7913921059carbon fixationreactions that use CO2 to make glucose10
7913921060absorption spectrumthe range of wavelengths absorbed by a particular pigment11
7913921061chloroplastthe organelle where photosynthesis takes place12
7913921062products of light reactionsNADPH + ATP + O213
7913921063reactants of calvin cycleNADPH + ATP + CO214
7913921064waterthis molecule splits and allows for an electron to be bumped up to the primary electron acceptor in photosystem II15
7913921065photosystem IIthe location of water splitting16
7913921066p700this is the special chlorophyll that is located in photosystem I17
7913921067p680this is the special chlorophyll that is located in photosystem II18
7913921068chemoautotrophorganisms that produce their own food using inorganic materials - thermophilic bacteria19
7913921069guard cellsresponsible for opening and closing stomata20
7913921073Electron Transport ChainA sequence of electron carrier molecules (membrane proteins) that shuttle electrons during the redox reactions that release energy used to make ATP.21
7913921074ATP SynthaseLarge protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP22
7913921075ChemiosmosisProcess by which a Hydrogen pump pumps protons into the thylakoid membrane. H+ passively flows through the ATP synthase which leads to the creation of ATP.23

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