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| An energy molecule that is stores energy in its chemical bonds. |
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| A molecule that can have a phosphate group added to it to create ATP. |
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| The process that uses the sun’s energy to make simple sugars. |
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| Light-Dependant Reactions |
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| Convert light energy into chemical energy. |
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| Light-Independent Reactions |
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| Uses the chemical energy from the light-dependant reactions to make simple sugars. |
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| Molecules that absorb specific wavelengths of light. |
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| The most common pigment in a photosystem. |
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| A series of proteins embedded in the thylakoid membrane. |
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| An electron carrier molecule. |
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| The process of replacing lost electrons by splitting water. |
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| Another name for light-independent reactions. |
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| The process by which mitochondria break down food molecules to create ATP. |
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| A series of chemical reactions in the cytoplasm of a cell that break down glucose, a six-carbon compound, into two three carbon compounds called pyruvic. |
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| A series of chemical reactions which is similar to the Calvin cycle because it recycles the molecule used first. |
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| One of the processes that supplies energy when oxygen is scarce, using two molecules of pyruvic acid and NADH to form two molecules of lactic acid, releasing NAD+ to be used in glycolysis, allowing two ATP molecules to be formed. |
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| A form of fermentation which is used by yeast cells and some bacteria. |
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