Chapter 8 Vocab YD Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
ATP | primary compound used by cells to store and release energy |
chlorophyll | primary pigment used by plants to capture sunlight |
thylakoid | discs of chlorophyll found in the chloroplast |
heterotroph | organisms that rely on others for food |
autotroph | organisms that can make their own food |
photosynthesis | the process of capturing sunlight and using carbon dioxide and water to produce sugars |
stroma | fluid portion of chloroplast |
NADP+ | carrier molecule that transfers high energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules |
light-dependent reactions | set of reactions that use sunlight to produce ATP and NADPH |
light-independent reactions | set of reactions that do not require sunlight, produces carbon compounds during the Calvin Cycle |
photosystem | cluster of chlorophyll/proteins found in thylakoids that capture sunlight |
ATP synthase | cluster of proteins that allow hydrogen ions to pass through, generating ATP |
Calvin Cycle | energy from ATP/NADPH are used to build sugars during this reaction |
Electron Transport Chain | series of carrier proteins that carry high energy electrons |
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