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| A substance that reacts (is used) in a chemical reaction. |
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| A substance that is produced in a chemical reaction. |
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| A process that results in substances forming or breaking into new substances. |
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| An organism that is able to produce its own food |
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| An organism that obtains its energy by eating other organisms |
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| A double-membrane organelle in plant and some protist cells that is the main site of photosynthesis |
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| The process of converting light energy to chemical energy; in the process, carbon dioxide and water are converted into oxygen and sugars |
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| A membranous sac within chloroplasts on which the light reactions of photosynthesis occur |
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| The stacks of thylakoid membranes within chloroplasts. |
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| The space between the grana in a chloroplast |
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| A strong attractive force between atoms that holds them together. The attractive force comes from sharing or transferring their outermost (valence) electrons. |
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| How does life on earth depend on photosynthesis? |
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| helps by creating energy for glucose |
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| A set of chemical reactions that occur in the stroma of chloroplasts during photosynthesis |
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| Also known as light-independent (dark) reactions, a set of chemical reactions that occur in the stroma of chloroplasts during photosynthesis |
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