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| The process that converts solar energy into chemical energy |
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| Sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms; producers |
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| Obtain their organic material from other organisms; consumers |
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| The green pigment within chloroplasts |
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| Carbon Dioxide enters and oxygen exits the leaf through microscopic pores |
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| The interior tissue of the leaf |
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| The chlorophyll is in the membranes of this, (connected sacs in the chloroplast) |
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| 6CO2+ 12 H2O_ Light Energy |
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| Light Reactions, Calvin cycle |
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| (The photo part), (the synthesis part) |
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| Split Water, Release oxygen (O2), reduce NADP+ to NADPH, generate ATP from ADP by photophosphorylation) |
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| What the Calvin Cycle begins with, incorporating Carbon dioxide into organic molecules |
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| The distance between crests of waves |
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| The entire range of electromagnetic energy, or radiation |
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| Consists of wavelengths (including those that drive photosynthesis) that produce colors we can see. |
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| Light also behaves as though it consists of discrete particles |
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| Measures a pigment's ability to absorb various wavelengths |
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| A graph plotting a pigment's light absorption versus wavelength. |
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| Suggests that violet-blue and red light work best for photosynthesis |
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| Profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of radiation in driving a process |
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| Broaden the spectrum used for photosynthesis |
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| Absorb excessive light that would damage chlorophyll |
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| Consists of a reaction-center complex surrounded by light-harvesting complexes |
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| A type of protein complex |
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| Light-harvesting complexes |
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| Pigment molecules bound to proteins funnel energy of photon to the reaction center |
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| Primary electron acceptor |
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| In the reaction center accepts an excited electron from chlorophyll a |
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| Functions first (the numbers relect order of discovery) and is best at absorbing a wavelength of 680 nm |
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| is best at absorbing a wavelength of 700 nm |
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| The primary pathway, involves both photosystems and produces ATP and NADPH using light energy |
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| Uses only photosystem 1 and produces ATP, but not NADPH |
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| Glyceraldehyde-3-phospate |
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| Carbon enters the cycle as Carbon dioxide, and leaves as a sugar |
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| Carbon fixation (catalyzed by rubisco), reduction, regeneration of the carbon dioxide acceptor (RuBP) |
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