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photosynthesis terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chlorophyll | principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms. |
| thylakoids | saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts. |
| stroma | small opening in the epidermis of a plant that allows carbon dioxide, water, and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf. |
| light-dependent reaction | set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH. |
| photosystems | cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylakoids. |
| electron transport chain | serious of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions. |
| calvin cycle | light-independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high energy compounds such as sugar. |
| c4 photosynthesis | the first compound formed in this pathway contains four carbon atoms. |
| cam plants | the process of carbon dioxide becoming incorporated into organic acids during photosynthesis. |
| light-independent reactions | set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy form ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the calvin cycle. |