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  1. 1. principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms
  2. 4. the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from atop and nadph is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar
  3. 7. light absorbing molecules used by plants to gather the sun's energy
  4. 8. saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts
  5. 9. series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during atp-generationg reactions
  6. 11. process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions
  7. 12. cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylakoids
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  1. 2. 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
  2. 3. set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce atp and nadph
  3. 5. cluster of proteins that span the thylakoid membrane and allow hydrogen ions to pass through it
  4. 6. fluid portion of the chloroplast; outside of the thylakoids
  5. 10. compound used by cells to store and release energy