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Photosynthesis
Biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chlorophyll | principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisims |
| pigment | light-absorbing molecules used by plants to gather the suns energy |
| photosynthesis | process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and us it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches |
| ATP | compound used by cells to store and release energy |
| Thylakolid | saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts |
| stroma | fluid portion of the chloroplast, outside of the thylakoids` |
| light | energy from the sun travels to Earth in the form of |
| ATP synthase | cluster of proteins that span the thylakoid membrane and allow hydrogen ions (H+) to pass through it |
| Electron Transport Chain | sensed of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions |
| Calvin Cycle | he light-independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar |
| Light--Independent Reactions | set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar also called Calvin cycle |
| NADPT | carrier molecule that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other moledules |