Ch 8 Photosynthesis

4. An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer.
5. A cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylakoids.
6. The principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms.
8. A saclike photosynthetic membrane found in chloroplasts.
9. A compound used by cells to store and release energy.
12. The light independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high energy compounds such as sugar.
13. set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH.
14. A cluster of proteins that span the cell membrane and allow hydrogen ions (H+) to pass through it.

1. A series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP - generating reactions.
2. The carrier molecule that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules.
3. The process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.
7. The fluid portion of the chloroplast; outside of the thylakoids.
10. The light absorbing molecule used by plants to gather the sun’s energy.
11. set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; Also called the Calvin Cycle.
15. An organism that obtains food by consuming other living organisms; also called a consumer.