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Photosynthesis Vocab
Photosynthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemiosmosis | Mechanism by which ATP is produced. |
| Chlorophyll | |
| Light Reactions | First step that occurs in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts. |
| Energy | |
| Calvin cycle | The purpose of the light reactions is to produce the high-energy compounds of ATP and NADPH which will be used in the light dependent reactions. |
| Chloroplast | The purpose of this stage is to use carbon dioxide and make glucose from it. |
| Glucose | |
| NADPH | |
| Chemoautotroph | |
| Metabolism | All the chemical reactions that occur within a cell. |
| Anabolic | |
| Catabolic | Breaks down compounds to release energy. |
| Autotroph | |
| Heterotroph | |
| Thylakoid membrane | |
| Stroma | |
| Chemical equation | |
| ATP | Energy carrier |
| Thermodynamics | |
| Granum | |
| 1st law of thermodynamics | You cannot be created nor destroy energy. |
| 2nd law of thermodynamics | Energy can't be converted without loosing some. |