C1.3 Photosynthesis

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  1. 1. All of the carbon in compounds in photosynthesizing organisms is fixed in the __ cycle
  2. 3. __ spectrum: Graph that shows the effectiveness of different wavelengths of light in driving a specific physiological or biochemical process (e.g. photosynthesis)
  3. 4. Visual or graphical representation of separated components of a mixture obtained through chromatography
  4. 7. 5C molecule that combines with CO2 to initiate carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle.
  5. 10. Process in plants where carbon compounds are produced and light energy is transformed into chemical energy
  6. 14. A green pigment that plays a central role in photosynthesis by absorbing light energy
  7. 16. Molecular array of pigments that absorb light energy, found in membranes
  8. 18. Photolysis of water, synthesis of ATP by chemiosmosis and reduction of NADP occur in ___
  9. 19. __ pigments: Additional pigments in chloroplasts that assist chlorophyll in capturing light energy during photosynthesis
  10. 20. Main electron carrier in photosynthesis
  11. 21. __ phosphate is converted from G3P using NADPH and ATP
  12. 23. the activation of chlorophyll and other pigments through the absorption of light energy
  13. 24. Waste product of photosynthesis, generated from the photolysis of water
  14. 25. The light-dependent and light-independent reactions are ___ on each other
  15. 26. Electrons are passed to __ from photosystem I in non-cyclic photophosphorylation
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  1. 2. __ spectrum: The wavelengths of light absorbed by a particular substance or pigment.
  2. 3. Organism that can produce their own food
  3. 5. Main enzyme in the Calvin Cycle, most abundant enzyme on Earth
  4. 6. Stacks of thylakoids that are found within a chloroplast
  5. 8. __ Intensity: one of the limiting factors of photosynthesis
  6. 9. Carbon __: the conversion of inorganic carbon to organic carbon
  7. 10. Process of splitting water using light energy
  8. 11. __ phosphorylation: where after moving along the ETC, the electrons return to photosystem I, replacing those that were lost.
  9. 12. Tiny organelle in plant and algal cells where photons are captured
  10. 13. Process of generating ATP using light energy. Occurs during light-dependent stage.
  11. 15. Light-__ stage: first stage of photosynthesis
  12. 17. Acronym for a method of CO2 enrichment carried out in a natural ecosystem
  13. 22. A specific protein complex within a photosystem wherein light energy is converted into chemical energy