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Bio I Vocab
Chapter 8 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| high energy molecule that stores/transports energy | ATP |
| An organism that obtains its energy through the consumption of other organisms | Heterotroph |
| An organism that acquires its energy without eating other organisms.(producer) | Autotroph |
| the process in which plants convert energy from the sun into carbohydrates | photosyntheis |
| molecules that absorb light energy | pigment |
| a green pigment found in almost all plants | chlorophyll |
| a membrane bound compartment inside chloroplasts | thylakoid |
| the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it | stroma |
| carrier compound | NADP+ |
| a reaction that takes place inside the membrane of the thykaloids that is dependent on lihgt | Light-dependent reactions |
| A reaction that takes place inside the membrane fo the thykaloids that is not dependenet on light | Light-independent reactions |
| Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. | photosystem |
| an electron transfer between an electron donor and an electron acceptor across a membrane | electron transport chain |
| an important enzyme that provides energy for the cell to use through the synthesis of adenosine triphosphate | ATP synthase |
| The Calvin cycle is a metabolic pathway found in the stroma of the chloroplast in which carbon enters in the form of CO2 and leaves in the form of sugar. | Calvin Cycle |