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Biology Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A nucleotide that occurs in muscle tissue, and is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, and in the synthesis of nucleic | ATP |
| An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own | Heterotroph |
| Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy | Autotroph |
| The process by which plants and other photoautotrophs generate carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water, and light energy in chloroplasts. | Photosynthensis |
| Any color in plant or animal cells. | Pigment |
| Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. | Chlorophyll |
| A folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis. | Thylakoid |
| The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it. | Stromoa |
| Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate | NADP+ |
| During this reaction, sugars are made using carbon dioxide and the products of the light-dependent reactions (ATP and NADPH) and various other chemicals found in the plant during the Calvin cycle. | Light-independent Reactions |
| The light-dependent reactions take place in the membranous sections of the chloroplast - thylakoids (granae/lamellae) - which offer a large surface area to absorb light energy | Light-dependent Reactions |
| Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. | Photosystem |
| A series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions. | Electron Transport Chain |
| A protein that spans the membrane and allows H+ ions to pass through it. | ATP Synthase |
| a series of biochemical redox reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms. It is also known as the "dark reactions". | Calvin Cycle |