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Photosynthesis-PCHS
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Biology
10th Grade
10/24/2011

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chloroplast
Definition
-cell organelle in which photosynthesis occurs
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sunlight
Definition
-the role of pigments is to absorb and reflect _______
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thylakoids
Definition
-the site of the light dependent reactions
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chlorophyll
Definition
-the major absorbing pigment
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epidermis
Definition
-guard cells are found in the __________ of the leaf tissue
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xanothophyll
Definition
-pigment that reflects yellow light
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anthocyanins
Definition
-pigment that builds up in the fall as temperature drops, reflecting red and blue
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guard cells
Definition
-cells that control the opening in leaves that allows gas exchange
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stroma
Definition
-the site of the independent reactions
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carotene
Definition
-pigment that reflects orange light
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ATP
Definition
-this energy is like a fully charged battery
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ADP
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-this energy is like a battery only partly charged
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stomata
Definition
-opening in which carbon dioxide and oxygen pass through in plants
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phloem
Definition
-this vascular tissue transports sugar and water throughout the plant tissue
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xylem
Definition
-this vascular tissue transports water and nutrients like phosphorous and nitrogen fromt the roots to the leaves
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water
Definition
-the oxygen that is a by-product of photosynthesis comes from ____________________
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glucose
Definition
-the final product of the Calvin cycle
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autotrophs
Definition
-the organisms that make their own food
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ATP and NADPH
Definition
-the energy carrying products of the light dependent reactions
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Calvin Cycle
Definition
-carbon dioxide molecules are fixed into organic compounds like glucose in the _________ __________
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stroma
Definition
-site of the light dependent reactions
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