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| What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph? |
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Autotrophs produce their own food through photosynthesis.
Heterotrophs consume other organisms |
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| What are the two stages of photosynthesis |
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| light reaction and calvin cycle |
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| In plant and algae cells, where do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur? |
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| Where do the light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle) occur? |
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| What is meant by the absorption spectrum of a pigment? |
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| the molecules response to light. |
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| What colors of light are absorbed by chlorophyll? |
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| What colors of light are reflected by chlorophyll? |
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| Clusters of chlorophyll and other pigment molecules that absorb sunlight for photosynthesis |
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| What is the reaction center of a photosystem composed of? |
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| 1 or more chlorophyll A molecules |
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| Which comes first, Photosystem I or II? |
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| What does photosystem II produce? |
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| Oxygen and releases an electron for photosystem 1 |
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| What does Photosystem I produce? |
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| Where do electrons come from to replenish electrons lost from excited chlorophyll an in Photosystem II? |
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| What are the products of the light reactions? |
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| ATP, NADP+, NADPH, and oxygen |
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| What is the product of the Calvin Cycle? |
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| How many turns of the Calvin cycle does it take to make one molecule of glucose? |
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| How many molecules of carbon dioxide are needed to make one molecule of glucose? |
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| In plant and algae cells, where is glucose finally produced? |
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