Photosynthesis Unit Vocabulary Terms

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  1. 4. an allosteric effector of hemoglobin that regulates the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and facilitates the release of oxygen to the tissues
  2. 8. of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism
  3. 10. the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part.
  4. 15. an enzyme that directly generates adenosine ATP during the process of cellular respiration.
  5. 16. compund in cells that has high energy bonds which can be broken rather easily to provide energy for cellular work.
  6. 18. the cornerstone of atmospheric CO 2 fixation by the biosphere.
  7. 21. An organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
  8. 23. specialized membrane inside the chloroplast containing photosystems; e-transport chain; and ATPase
  9. 24. one that absorbs light with a wavelength of about 700 nanometers
  10. 26. is a pathway used by the plants that are found in deserts or arid conditions for the fixation of carbon without losing water.
  11. 30. oxidized by NAD +
  12. 32. 6 C sugar produced from photosynthesis.
  13. 33. Small pores, usually on the undersides of leaves, that are the primary sites for gas exchange in plants
  14. 34. Depending on the chemical reaction, oxidation and reduction may involve any of the following for a given atom, ion, or molecule:
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  1. 1. a salt or ester of phosphoglyceric acid
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  3. 3. the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states
  4. 5. one of the structural units of a chloroplast in vascular plants, consisting of layers of thylakoids.
  5. 6. light-harvesting systems (LHC) which are protein-pigment complexes in or on photosynthetic membranes.
  6. 7. makes the capture of light energy possible
  7. 9. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
  8. 11. the branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
  9. 12. gas molecule from atmosphere that combines with H+'s plus e-'s in water to make glucose
  10. 13. A specific chlorophyll molecule that holds light energy.
  11. 14. the inner area of a chloroplast where the light-independent reactions occur. The stroma is the water-based, fluid-filled area of the chloroplast.
  12. 17. the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
  13. 19. final destination of e- at the end of the "photo" reaction
  14. 20. adenosine diphospate located on ATP use and used to make ATP
  15. 22. photolysis reactions
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  17. 26. process that involves fixing a carbon into place
  18. 27. refers to the cyclical process where the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco fixes carbon dioxide into the sugars that fuel plant growth and productivity.
  19. 28. when ATpase acts as an enzyme and uses the energy from H+ diffusion to change its shape and bring ADP closer to P to make ATP with energy from first photon in it.
  20. 29. the production of an excited state of a quantum system by photon absorption
  21. 31. a chemical reaction between two compounds after osmosis through an intervening semipermeable membrane