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Photosynthesis

TermDefinition
Photosynthesis Use by green plants of the energy in sunlight to carry out chemical reactions
Thylakoid A saclike membrane that contains the chlorophyll
Chemical Equation A representation of a chemical reaction using symbols
Calvin Cycle A series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide
Stroma Colorless fluid surrounding the grana
Light Reaction When light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll
Glucose Sugar
Granum Layers of thylakoids
Energy The capacity or power to do work
Metabolism The total of the chemical reactions that maintain the life of a living thing
Heterotroph An organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food
Autotroph Any organism capable of self-nourishment
Consumers A heterotrophic organism that feeds on other organisms in a food chain
ATP Biological molecule that provides energy to the cell
CO2 The primary reactant of the calvin cycle
Catabolic Type of chemical reaction that releases energy by breaking apart bonds
Pigment Light absorbing molecule
Thermodynamics Study of the flow and transformation of energy
Light Reactions First stage in photosynthesis
NADPH Electron carrier in photosynthesis
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