Chapter 8 Biology Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. one of the carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules
  2. 5. region outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts
  3. 6. one of the principal chemical compounds that things use to store and release energy
  4. 7. process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches
  5. 9. organism that captures energy from sunlight or chemiclas and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer
  6. 11. organism that obtains energy from the food it consumes; also called a consumer
  7. 13. light-collecting units of the chloroplast
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  1. 2. large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP
  2. 3. reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
  3. 4. light-absorbing molecule
  4. 8. reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars
  5. 10. principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy
  6. 12. saclike photosynthesis membrane found in chloroplast