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Details Title: Photosynthesis Description: Ishani and Adrian's biology project Total Flash Cards: 10 Created: 04/28/2008 06:33:20	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 Photosynthesis Definition The process by which a cell captures the energy in sunlight and uses it to make food Term Pigments Definition Colored chemical compounds that absorb light Term Glucose Definition The common term for C6 H12 O6. Term "Photo" Definition The root word that means "light" Term Synthesis Definition The root word that means "putting together" Term An Arrow Definition The symbol for the word "yields" in a chemical equation Term Light Reactions Definition The series of reactions that require light and take place in the thylakoid membrane Term Dark Reactions Definition The reactions that take place outside the thylakoids and produce sugars Term Electron Transport Chain Definition The current of electron flow in the chloropyll as photons break atoms in chloropyll Term Photosystem Definition A large group of chlorophyll molecules that  work together to gather sunlight