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| The process that plants use to trap the sun's energy and build carbohydrates (glucose) that stores energy (food). |
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| light-dependent reactions |
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During this reaction, light energy is converted to chemical energy (ATP); it mainly happens during daylight.
It also happens in the membranes of the thylakoid discs in chloroplasts. |
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| light-independent reactions |
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This reaction does not need light to occur; during this reaction, glucose is made.
It happens in the stroma of the chloroplast. |
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These are molecules that absorb specific wavelengths of sunlight; they are found in the thylakoid membrane; chlorophyll is the most common one.
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| The most common pigment in chloroplasts; it is green in color. |
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This is a series of proteins embedded in the thylakoid membrane; excited electrons are passed down this, from protein to protein, releasing a little bit of energy a each step.
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Electron carrier molecule.
Combines with a hydrogen ion to become NADPH. |
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The process of splitting a water molecule; from this process, we get the oxygen we breathe.
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| This is the second phase of photosynthesis; it happens during the light-independent reactions in the stroma of the chloroplast. |
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| This is the chemical formula for glucose. |
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| This super important molecule is used by organisms for energy; it is your "energy currency". |
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| The molecule formed from breaking off a phosphate group from ATP; results in a large release of energy used for biological reactions. |
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