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Pigment |
Molecules that absorb specific wavelength. |
Wavelengths |
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Light-dependent Reactions |
Phase of photosynthesis where light energy is converted to chemical energy in the form of ATP; results in the splitting of water and release of oxygen |
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Calvin Cycle |
Series of reactions during the light - independent phase of photosynthesis in witch simple sugars are formed from carbon dioxide using ATP and hydrogen from the light - dependent reactions. |
Light - independent |
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Chlorophyll |
Light - absorbing pigment in plants that is required for photosynthesis; absorbs most wavelengths of light expect green |
Light - absorbing |
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NADP+ |
Electron carrier molecule; when carrying excited elections it becomes NADPH |
Electron carrier molecule |
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Photolysis |
Reaction during light - dependent reactions where two molecules of water are split to form oxygen, hydrogen ions, and electrons. |
Light - dependent reactions |
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Light-independent Reactions |
Phase of photosynthesis where energy is used to produce glucose and additional ATP molecules. |
Energy to produce glucose |
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Chloroplasts |
Organelle found in the cells of green plants that capture light energy and convert it to chemical energy. |
ATP molecules |
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Photosynthesis |
The process by which autotrophs trap energy from sunlight with chlorophyll and use this energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars. |
Trap energy from sunlight |
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Electron Transport Chain |
Series of proteins embedded in a membrane along which energized electrons are transported; as electrons are passed from molecule to molecule, energy is released. |
Molecule to molecule |