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Photosynthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | Series of chemical reactions that without them we would not have life in our planet. Plants perform it by taking carbon dioxide, water and sunlight and transforming it into oxygen and glucose. |
| ADP+P | Adenosine diphosphate, used in photosynthesis as a product of the calvin cycle. It's an energy molecule with low charge. |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate, used in photosynthesis as a product of the light dependent reactions. Energy molecule that contain more energy then ADP+P. |
| NADPH | Energy molecule similar to ADP, but contains more energy. |
| NADP+ | NADPH without charge. |
| Granum | Stacks of thylakoid membranes in a chloroplast. |
| thylakoid membranes | Where the light dependent reactions occur in a chloroplast. |
| Stroma | The liquid where the granum in a chloroplast stays. |
| C6 H12 O6 | Glucose. |
| Calvin Cycle | Second part of photosynthesis, it doesn't need sunlight. Used to produce glucose. |
| Thermodynamics | The study of energy transformation. |
| Chloroplast | The organelle that photosynthesis occurs in a cell. |
| Light reactions | Chemical reactions in a cell that require light to occur through chlorophyll. |
| Autotroph | An organism that does not have to eat, it produces it's own food. |
| Synthesis | The transformation of anything. |
| Chemical reaction | A process that involves the rearrangement of chemicals in a cell. |
| Energy | The ability to do work. |
| Anabolic | The constructive synthesis in a cell. Building things in a cell. |
| Catabolic | The destructive synthesis in a cell. Breaking down things in a cell. |