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Bio Notes
Chapter 8 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adenosine Triphosphate | a nucleotide found in the mitochondria of all plant and animal cells |
| Autotroph | any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients |
| Heterotroph | an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food |
| Photosynthesis | the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water |
| Pigment | a substance occurring in plant or animal tissue and producing a characteristic colour |
| Chlorophyll | the green coloring matter of leaves and plants |
| Thylakoid | A saclike membrane that contains the chlorophyll in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of plant cells |
| Stroma | the supporting framework or matrix of a cell |
| NADP | triphosphopyridine nucleotide |
| Light-Dependent Reactions | The initial stage of the photosynthetic system is the light-dependent reaction , which converts solar energy into potential energy. |
| Light-Independent Reactions | In photosynthesis, the light-independent reactions , also somewhat misleadingly called the dark reactions |
| Photosystem | botany either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, |
| Electron Transport Chain | The majority of the energy conserved during catabolism reactions occurs near the end of the metabolic series of reactions in the electron transport chain |
| ATP Synthase | a key enzyme in bioenergetics of a living cell |
| Calvin Cycle | a series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis |