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Photosynthesis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absorption spectrum | The range of a pigment’s ability to absorb various wavelengths of light. |
| action spectrum | A graph that depicts the relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of radiation in driving a particular process. |
| autotroph | An organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms |
| bundle sheath | A protective covering around a leaf vein, consisting of one or more cell layers, usually parenchyma. |
| C3 plant | A plant that uses the Calvin cycle for the initial steps that incorporate CO2 into organic material, forming a three-carbon compound as the first stable intermediate. |
| C4 plant | A plant that prefaces the Calvin cycle with reactions that incorporate CO2 into a four-carbon compound, the end product of which supplies CO2 for the Calvin cycle. |
| Calvin cycle | The second of two major stages in photosynthesis (following the light reactions), involving atmospheric CO2 fixation and reduction of the fixed carbon into carbohydrate |
| CAM plant | A plant that uses crassulacean acid metabolism, an adaptation for photosynthesis in arid conditions. Carbon dioxide entering open stomata during the night is converted into organic acids, which release CO2 for the Calvin cycle during the day |
| carbon fixation | The incorporation of carbon from CO2 into an organic compound by an autotrophic organism |
| carotenoid | An accessory pigment, either yellow or orange, in the chloroplasts of plants. |
| chlorophyll | A green pigment located within the chloroplasts of plants. |
| chlorophyll a | A type of blue-green photosynthetic pigment that participates directly in the light reactions. |
| chlorophyll b | A type of yellow-green accessory photosynthetic pigment that transfers energy to chlorophyll a. |
| crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) | A type of metabolism in which carbon dioxide is taken in at night and incorporated into a variety of organic acids. |
| cyclic electron flow | A route of electron flow during the light reactions of photosynthesis that involves only photosystem I and that produces ATP but not NADPH or oxygen. |
| electromagnetic spectrum | The entire spectrum of radiation ranging in wavelength from less than a nanometer to more than a kilometer. |
| glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) | The carbohydrate produced directly from the Calvin cycle. |
| heterotroph | An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their by-products. |
| light reactions | The steps in photosynthesis that occur on the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast and that convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH, evolving oxygen in the process. |
| light-harvesting complex | Complex of proteins associated with pigment molecules that captures light energy and transfers it to reaction-outer pigments in a photosystem. |
| mesophyll | The ground tissue of a leaf, sandwiched between the upper and lower epidermis and specialized for photosynthesis. |
| mesophyll cell | A loosely arranged photosynthetic cell located between the bundle sheath and the leaf surface. |
| NADP+ | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, an acceptor that temporarily stores energized electrons produced during the light reactions. |
| non-cyclic electron flow | A route of electron flow during the light reactions of photosynthesis that involves both photosystems and produces ATP, NADPH, and oxygen. The net electron flow is from water to NADP+. |
| PEP carboxylase | An enzyme that adds carbon dioxide to phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) to form oxaloacetate. |
| photon | A quantum, or discrete amount, of light energy. |
| photophosphorylation | The process of generating ATP from ADP and phosphate by means of a proton-motive force generated by the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast during the light reactions of photosynthesis. |
| photorespiration | A metabolic pathway that consumes oxygen, releases carbon dioxide, generates no ATP, and decreases photosynthetic output; |
| photosynthesis | The conversion of light energy to chemical energy that is stored in glucose or other organic compounds; occurs in plants, algae, and certain prokaryotes. |
| photosystem | Light-capturing unit located in the thylakoid membrane of the chloroplast, consisting of a reaction center surrounded by numerous light-harvesting complexes. |
| photosystem I | One of two light-capturing units in a chloroplast’s thylakoid membrane; it has two molecules of P700 chlorophyll a at its reaction center. |
| photosystem II | One of two light-capturing units in a chloroplast’s thylakoid membrane; it has two molecules of P680 chlorophyll a at its reaction center. |
| primary electron acceptor | A specialized molecule sharing the reaction center with the pair of reaction-center chlorophyll a molecules; it accepts an electron from one of these two chlorophylls. |
| reaction center | Complex of proteins associated with two special chlorophyll a molecules and a primary electron acceptor. Located centrally in a photosystem, this complex triggers the light reactions of photosynthesis |
| rubisco | Ribulose carboxylase, the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of the Calvin cycle (the addition of CO2 to RuBP, or ribulose bisphosphate). |
| spectrophotometer | An instrument that measures the proportions of light of different wavelengths absorbed and transmitted by a pigment solution. |
| stoma | A microscopic pore surrounded by guard cells in the epidermis of leaves and stems that allows gas exchange between the environment and the interior of the plant. |
| stroma | The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water. |
| thylakoid | A flattened membrane sac inside the chloroplast, used to convert light energy to chemical energy. |
| visible light | That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum detected as various colors by the human eye, ranging in wavelength from about 380 nm to about 750 nm. |
| wavelength | The distance between crests of waves, such as those of the electromagnetic spectrum. |
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