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Details Title: Photosyntheis Description: Chapter 8 vocab Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 11/01/2004 09:13:17	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term autotroph Definition plant and some other types of organsisms are able to use light energy form the sun to produce food Term heterotroph Definition Obtain energy from the foods they consume Term adenosine triphosphate(ATP) Definition chemical compound that powers the cell Term photosynthesis Definition using energy of sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates Term pigment Definition light absorbing molecules Term chlorophyll Definition the pigment which absorbs light and water to produce glucose and oxygen Term NADP+ Definition a carrier molecule that that accepts electrons and carries them to another molecule Term light dependent reaction Definition the reaction the produces oxygen gas and converts ADP and NADH+ into energy carriers ATP and NADH Term Calvin cycle Definition a reaction where ATP and NADPH are used to produce sugar Term stroma Definition the region of the chloroplast where the calvin cycle takes place