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Biology1 Vocabulary
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Any color in plant or animal cells. | |
| Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria. | |
| a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made, used in photosynthesis. | |
| the tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it | |
| is an enzyme that should not be confused with Pyruvate dehydrogenase (acetyltransferase) . It catalyzes the following reaction: | |
| The initial stage of the photosynthetic system is the light-dependent reaction , which converts solar energy into potential energy. | |
| chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose. | |
| Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis | |
| couples a chemical reaction between an electron donor | |
| is a general term for an enzyme that can synthesize adenosine triphosphate (ATP) | |
| A series of biochemical reactions that take place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms. | |
| A nucleotide that occurs in muscle tissue, and is used as a source of energy in cellular reactions, and in the synthesis of nucleic acids. | |
| An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own. | |
| The process by which plants and other photoautotrophs generate carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water, and light energy in chloroplasts. | |
| Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. | autotroph |