Photosynthesis - AP Biology Flashcards
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| 7999509316 | Photosynthesis | 6CO2 + 12H20 (light) - > C6H12O6 + 6O2 Process by which plants convert solar energy into energy stored in chemical bonds (light dependent and light independent reactions) |  | 0 |
| 7999509317 | Light dependent reactions | Light splits water to produce oxygen as waste. Energy from released electrons is used to form NADPH and ATP. |  | 1 |
| 7999509322 | Calvin Cycle | Uses ATP and NADPH from light dependent reactions to fix carbon dioxide into G3P (sugar building block) |  | 2 |
| 7999509323 | Pigments | Chemicals that absorb light energy to provide energy for photosynthesis Absorb colors that it does not reflect; reflects color that it shows (e.g., chlorophyll a, b, carotenoids) |  | 3 |
| 7999509324 | Chloroplast | Organelle site of photosynthesis |  | 4 |
| 7999509327 | Photosystems | Structures that contain pigments that absorb light. Located in the thylakoid membranes |  | 5 |
| 7999651483 | NADPH | electron carrier between the light rxn and calvin cycle | 6 | |
| 7999659569 | oxidation | when a molecule loses electrons by breaking a bond | 7 | |
| 7999663917 | reduction | when a molecule gains electrons by forming a bond | 8 | |
| 7999698499 | Reduced in the light reactions | ADP--> ATP, NADP+--> NADPH | 9 | |
| 7999698500 | oxidized in the light reactions | H2O--> O2 | 10 | |
| 7999700428 | reduced in the calvin cycle | CO2--> glucose | 11 | |
| 7999700429 | oxidized in the calvin cycle | NADPH--> NADP+, ATP--> ADP | 12 |