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- 3. a chemical found in the thylakoids of chloroplasts. It is responsible for absorbing light energy in photosynthesis
- 6. the process in which molecules are broken down by the action of light
- 7. a membrane-bound organelle only found in plant and photoautotroph cells that is the site of photosynthesis
- 8. a flattened sac-like structure housed inside the chloroplast. Each thylakoid is made up of a chlorophyll-containing membrane enclosing a lumen. Thylakoids are the location of the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis
- 10. the first stage of photosynthesis, where light energy splits water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen inside the thylakoid membranes
- 12. the fluid substance that makes up the interior of chloroplasts. It is the site of the light-independent stage of photosynthesis
- 15. the process of capturing light energy to power the production of glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water
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- 1. an organism capable of undertaking photosynthesis
- 2. a small pore on the leaf’s surface that opens and closes to regulate gas exchange
- 4. the second stage of photosynthesis where carbon dioxide is used to form glucose in the stroma of a chloroplast.
- 5. a plant cell type found in leaves that contain large amounts of chloroplasts
- 9. adenosine triphosphate, a high energy molecule that, when broken down, provides energy for cellular processes
- 11. a coenzyme that is a proton (H+) and electron carrier in photosynthesis
- 13. a stack of thylakoids
- 14. vascular tissue in plants responsible for transporting water and minerals from the roots to the leaves