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photosynthesis
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| energy | strength required for any activity. |
| chlorophyll | the part of the cell in plants that turns sunlight into glucose. |
| pigment | the colors on anything. |
| glucose | sugar used as a food for plants. |
| CO2 | the gas used by plants to produce oxygen. |
| O2 | the gas that is produced by plants and is vital for all life. |
| H2O | the second most vital part of life. |
| Calvin cycle | the light independent reaction. |
| light reactions | 1/2 of photosynthesis in which water is split and oxygen is released as a waste product. |
| NADPH | produced at the end of the light reactions |
| NADP+ | a less powerful version of N.A.D.P.H. |
| ATP | energy used in photosynthesis |
| ADP+P | form of ATP, but without energy |
| RuBP | an organic substance used in photo synthesis |
| catabolic | type of chemical reaction that releases energy by breaking apart bonds. |
| kemotroph | |
| heterotroph | another word to describe consumers. |
| thylakoid membrane | where the light dependent reactions occur,this membrane contains chloroplast. |
| stroma | the part of photosynthesis that is around the calvin cycle |
| granum | around light reactions |
| thermodynamics | study of the flow and transformation of energy in the universe. |