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Photosynthesis ch 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATP | compound used by cells to store and release energy |
| Photosynthesis | process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions |
| pigment | light absorbed molecule used by plants to gather the sun's energy |
| Chlorophyll | principal pigment of plants and others photosynthetic organisms |
| Thylakoid | sac like photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts |
| Stroma | fluid portion of the chloroplast outside of the htylakoids |
| NADP+ | carries molecules that transfers high energy collectors from chlorophyll to other molecules |
| Light-dependent reactions | set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP ad NADPH |
| Light-independent reactions | set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require energy from light |
| Photosystem | cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylotoids |
| Electron transport chain | series of electrons carrier proteins that shatter high electrons during ATP generating reactants |
| ATP synthase | cluster of proteins that span the thylakoid membranes and allow hydrogen ions CH+1 to pass through it |
| Calvin Cycle | light independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high energy compounds |