Chapter 8 Vocabulary
Across
- 4. passes energy from sunlight to the reaction center in each photosystem (three words)
- 8. organism that can build organic molecules using energy taken from inorganic chemicals instead of sunlight
- 11. photosynthetic pigment that functions to dispose of excess energy
- 14. middle layer of chlorophyll cells in a leaf
- 16. first stage of photosynthesis (three words)
- 17. form of chlorophyll that absorbs violet-blue and red light and has a blue/green color (two words)
- 18. used in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis to absorb light energy and convert it to chemical energy
- 19. accessory pigment that absorbs blue and red-orange light and has a yellow/green color (two words)
- 20. space bound by a membrane where protons accumulate during photosynthesis (two words)
- 21. distance between consecutive points of equal positions of a wave in a graphic representation
- 24. fluid-filled space surrounding the grana where the light-independent reactions occur
- 25. ejection of an electron from a reaction center using the energy of an absorbed photon
- 26. organism capable of producing its own organic compounds from sunlight
- 27. organism that consumes organic substances for food
- 28. group of reversibly oxidizable and reducible proteins that form parts of the electron transport chain between photosystem 2 and 1 (two words)
- 29. pigment that accepts an energized electron from the reaction center (three words)
Down
- 1. gain of electron(s) by an atom or molecule
- 2. second stage of photosynthesis (three words)
- 3. group of proteins between photosystem 2 and 1 that pass electrons and use the energy created to move hydrogen ions against the concentration gradient (three words)
- 5. stack of thylakoids
- 6. range of all possible frequencies of radiation (two words)
- 7. chlorophyll and other organic molecules that is assemebled around a primary electron acceptor (two words)
- 9. pigment molecule that directly absorbs light and transfers the energy to other pigment molecules (two words)
- 10. process of converting inorganic co2 into organic compounds (two words)
- 12. instrument that can measure transmitted light and compute the absorption
- 13. light-independent reactions of photosynthesis (two words)
- 15. molecule that is capable of absorbing certain wavelengths of light and reflecting others
- 20. disc-shaped structure inside of a chloroplast where light-dependent reactions occur
- 22. range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation absorbed by given substance (two words)
- 23. 'packet' of light energy