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Chapter 8 Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis
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Biology
10th Grade
12/09/2008

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chloroplast
Definition
organelle found in the cells of plants and other eukaryotic autotrophs that uses energy from light to make energy-rich food molecules.
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ATP
Definition
Ademosine Triphosphate
The immediate source of cellular energy.
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light-dependent reactions
Definition
reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
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chlorphyll
Definition
principle green pigment in plants
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thylakoid
Definition
saclike body in chloroplasts made of photosynthetic membranes that contain photosystems
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ATP synthase
Definition
large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to form ATP
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pigment
Definition
the general term for light-absorbing colored molecule
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