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- 3. the first stage of photosynthesis and require the presence of light.
- 4. the branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
- 5. supporting framework of a biological cell, tissue, or organ.
- 7. captures the energy of a photon using pigment molecules and turns it into a usable form.
- 8. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
- 9. the lowest energy state of particle.
- 10. a sheet-like membrane-bound structure that is the site of the light-dependent photosynthesis reactions in chloroplasts.
- 11. an important regulator of the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen.
- 14. the sites for photosynthesis, which comprises a set of light-dependent and light-independent reactions to harness solar energy and convert it into chemical energy.
- 17. simple sugar and the chemical formula is C6H12O6.
- 18. to locate and taking the energy given off by other processes which are also taking place in the cell.
- 19. gaining of electrons by one of the atoms involved in the reaction between two chemicals.
- 23. a key enzyme in photosynthesis catalyzing carbon dioxide fixation.
- 24. A biochemical process that involves the addition of phosphate to an organic compound.
- 25. the role to transfer the 2 electrons from photo system 2 to NADP.
- 26. a gas consisting of one part carbon and two parts oxygen.
- 29. a salt or a eater of phosphoglyceric acid.
- 30. enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
- 31. atmospheric carbon dioxide is converted into organic carbon compounds.
- 32. responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis.
- 33. the decomposition or separation of molecules by the action of light.
- 34. a thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds.
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- 1. the production of an excited state of a quantum system by photon absorption.
- 2. captures and transfers light energy to the photochemical reaction center.
- 6. occurs as an intermediate in several central metabolic pathways of all organisms.
- 7. organic substance that is involved in photosynthesis.
- 12. a special carbon fixation pathway present in plants that grow under arid conditions.
- 13. relating to the interrelation of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
- 15. referring to the cyclical process where the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco fixes carbon dioxide into the sugars that fuel plant growth and productivity
- 16. movement of ions across a selectively permeable membrane
- 20. It produced in the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis provides the chemical energy to fuel the Calvin cycle and keep it going.
- 21. this molecule plays a key role in metabolism, particularly in energy transfer within cells.
- 22. plural form of stoma.
- 27. the substance contains the light harvesting system composed of chlorophyll and phospholipids.
- 28. a biochemical mechanism in plants by which chlorophyll absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.