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Photosynthesis
Light Reaction 8.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| electromagnetic radiation | radiation that is made up of electric and magnetic waves |
| photon | the smallest unit of light |
| absorb | to retain |
| wavelength | the distance between repeating units of a wave pattern |
| electromagnetic spectrum | the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation |
| carotenoid | any yellow, orange, or red pigment found widely in plants and animals |
| calvin-benson cycle | a process in photosynthesis that produces sugar |
| G3P | a sugar molecule |
| reaction center | a special molecule of chlorophyll a in which electron transfer occurs |
| photosystem | an assembly of proteins and pigments through which electrons are transferred to reaction centers |