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Ch. 6 Biology DC
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Biology
9th Grade
01/30/2011

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Chlorophyll a
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is the main pigment in chloroplasts and absorbs mostly orange-red and blue-violet light.
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the photosystems and electron transport chains are located in the..
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thylakoid membrane
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both photosystem I and photosystem II...
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contain chlorophyll a molecules
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water particals directly in the light reactions of photosystems by...
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donation electrons into photosystem 2
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the energy that is used to establish the proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane comes from the...
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passage of electrons along the electron transport chain of photosystem 2
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chlorplast
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site of photosynthesis
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thylakoid
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flattened sac containing chlorophyll
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prism
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seperates white light into its components
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carotenoid
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orange, yellow, brown
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grana
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stacks of thylakoids
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visible spectrum
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componet parts of white light
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red
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longest wavelength
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biochemical pathway
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series of chemical reactions that make up photosynthesis
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green
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color of visible spectrum with wave length of 550
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autotrophs
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self feeder
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RuBP
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a five-carbon carbohydrate.
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carbohydrates, amino acids, and lipids
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organic compounds that can be made from the products of the Calvin cycle.
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autotrophs obtain energy by
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self-feeding using photosynthesis to produced chemical food from inorganic compounds
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heterotroph
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obtain energy by feeding on autotrophs or other heterotrophs
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biochemical pathway
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a series of complex chemical reactions
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reactant
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the product of one reaction becomes this for the next reaction.
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inner-membrane space
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small space that separates the inner and outer membrane.
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stroma
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a fluid filled space enclosed by the inner membranes
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thylakoid
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flat, disc-like sacs.
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granum
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thylakoids are arranged in stacks called this.
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visible spectrum
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the colors of sunlight
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red
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has the longest wavelength.
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violet
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has the shortest wavelength.
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chlorophyll
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an accessory pigment
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carotenoids
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also accessory pigments that are prominent in areas of the plant that do not carry on photosynthesis.
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photosynthesis
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a biochemical process.
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carbon fixation
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When carbon dioxide is put together to form organic compounds.
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