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8.2 Photosynthesis
Term | Definition |
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thylakoid | in chloroplasts, one of the stacked, flattened, pigment-containing membranes in which light-dependent reactions occur |
granum | one of the stacks of pigment-containing thylakoids in a plant's chloroplasts |
stroma | fluid-filled space outside the grama in which light-independent reactions take place |
pigment | light-absorbing colored molecule, such as chlorophyll and carotenoid, in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts |
NADP+ | in photosynthesis, the major electron carrier involved in electron transport |
Calvin Cycle | light-independent reactions during phase two of photosynthesis in which energy is stored in organic molecules as glucose |
Rubisco | enzyme that converts inorganic carbon dioxide molecules into organic molecules during the final step of the Calvin cycle |