Chapter 8 Crossword

5. One of the carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules
9. Sac like photosynthetic membrane found in chloroplasts.
10. one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to store and release energy
12. Reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars.
13. organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer

1. Reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH.
2. 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
3. Organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds, also called a producer.
4. Light-collecting units of the chloroplast.
6. Large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP.
7. principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy
8. region outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts
11. light-absorbing molecule