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Photosynthesis
Unit 5
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Biology
10th Grade
03/17/2009

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Photosynthesis
Definition
How plants use light and water to make glucose
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Electromagnectic Spectrum
Definition
The spectrum of light waves
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Visible Spectrum
Definition
The spectrum of light with colors
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Photons
Definition
packets of light energy sent from the sun
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Wavelength
Definition
Provide energy
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Chloroplast
Definition
The site of photosynthesis in a leaf
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Thylakoid
Definition
The place where light energy goes
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Grana
Definition
A stack of thylakoids
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Stroma
Definition
The liquid around the granum
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Light Reactions
Definition
Light energy is converted into chemical energy
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Dark Reactions(Calvin Cycle)
Definition
Carbon fixation
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Chlorophyll A
Definition
initiates light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis
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Chlorophyll B
Definition
Accessory pigment that participates in photosynthesis
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Pigment
Definition
Anything that absorbs light
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Carotenoids
Definition
accessory pigments
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Anabolic Pathway
Definition
uses smaller molecules to build up larger ones
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Catabolic Pathway
Definition
uses large molecules and breaks them down into smaller ones
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Cellular Respiration
Definition
the process by which a cell makes energy
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ADP
Definition
Adenosine Diphosphate
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ATP
Definition
Adenosine Triphosphate
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Cytoplasm
Definition
The organ that holds all organelles in place in a cell
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Mitochondrion
Definition
Powerhouse of the cell
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Cristae
Definition
folding in the inner membrane that increase the surface area and amount of energy made
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Aerobic
Definition
requires oxygen
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Anaerobic
Definition
does not require oxygen
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Glycolosis
Definition
1st step in aerobic respiration
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Citric Acid Cycle
Definition
2nd step in aerobic respiration
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ETC(Electron Transport Chain)
Definition
final step in aerobic respiration
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Fermentation
Definition
final step in anaerobic respiration
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