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| produced when CO2 is fixed to RuBP by RuBisCo |
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| graph showing wavelengths of light absorbed by a pigment |
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| graph showing the wavelengths of light involved in photosynthesis |
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| membrane-bound enzyme that synthesises ATP |
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| carbon fixation stage of photosynthesis |
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| extend the range of wavelengths absorbed and pass the energy to chlorophyll for photosynthesis. |
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| structural carbohydrate in cell walls derived from photosynthesis |
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| green pigment molecule in plants that absorbs red and blue light for photosynthesis |
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| Coenzyme, hydrogen carrier in photosynthesis |
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| Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) |
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| compound in the Calvin cycle that can be converted to glucose or used to regenerate RuBP |
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| energy used in photosynthesis |
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| breakdown of water molecules using energy from light |
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| coloured substance that absorbs light for photosynthesis |
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| light that strikes a leaf passes away from its surface back to the atmosphere |
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| Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) |
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| acceptor of carbon dioxide in the Calvin cycle |
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| ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase; fixes carbon dioxide in the Calvin cycle |
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| storage carbohydrate in plants |
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| physical process of passing light energy through a surface |
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