Photosynthesis

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  1. 5. An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or substances derived from them.
  2. 6. A photosynthetic pigment that participates directly in the light reactions, which convert solar energy to chemical energy.
  3. 7. A route of electron flow during the light reactions of photosynthesis that involves only one photosystem and that produces ATP but not NADPH or O2.
  4. 8. The range of a pigment's ability to absorb various wavelengths of light; also a graph of such a range.
  5. 9. A quantum, or discrete quantity, of light energy that behaves as if it were a particle.
  6. 10. A graph that profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of radiation in driving a particular process.
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  1. 1. The distance between crests of waves, such as those of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  2. 2. In C4 plants, a type of photosynthetic cell arranged into tightly packed sheaths around the veins of a leaf.
  3. 3. A three-carbon carbohydrate that is the direct product of the Calvin cycle; it is also an intermediate in glycolysis.
  4. 4. An accessory photosynthetic pigment that transfers energy to chlorophyll a.