Photosynthesis Unit Vocabulary Terms

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  1. 2. in cells that has high energy bonds which can be broken rather easily to provide energy for cellular work.
  2. 7. process that involves fixing a carbon into place
  3. 8. a salt or ester of phosphoglyceric acid
  4. 9. a chemical reaction between two compounds after osmosis through an intervening semipermeable membrane
  5. 12. makes the capture of light energy possible
  6. 13. allosteric effector of hemoglobin that regulates the affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and facilitates the release of oxygen to the tissues
  7. 14. destination of e- at the end of the "photo" reaction
  8. 15. the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
  9. 16. one of the structural units of a chloroplast in vascular plants, consisting of layers of thylakoids.
  10. 17. 6 C sugar produced from photosynthesis.
  11. 19. one that absorbs light with a wavelength of about 700 nanometers
  12. 20. is a pathway used by the plants that are found in deserts or arid conditions for the fixation of carbon without losing water.
  13. 23. photolysis reactions
  14. 26. the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part.
  15. 28. a substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction.
  16. 29. Depending on the chemical reaction, oxidation and reduction may involve any of the following for a given atom, ion, or molecule:
  17. 30. the state of a physical system (as of an atomic nucleus or an atom) having the least energy of all the possible states
  18. 32. light-harvesting systems (LHC) which are protein-pigment complexes in or on photosynthetic membranes.
  19. 33. ATpase acts as an enzyme and uses the energy from H+ diffusion to change its shape and bring ADP closer to P to make ATP with energy from first photon in it.
  20. 34. membrane inside the chloroplast containing photosystems; e-transport chain; and ATPase
  21. 35. production of an excited state of a quantum system by photon absorption
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  1. 1. diphospate located on ATP use and used to make ATP
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  3. 4. an enzyme that directly generates adenosine ATP during the process of cellular respiration.
  4. 5. :An organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
  5. 6. the cornerstone of atmospheric CO 2 fixation by the biosphere.
  6. 10. the branch of chemistry that deals with the relations between electrical and chemical phenomena.
  7. 11. oxidized by NAD +
  8. 18. A specific chlorophyll molecule that holds light energy.
  9. 21. :gas molecule from atmosphere that combines with H+'s plus e-'s in water to make glucose
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  11. 24. refers to the cyclical process where the photosynthetic enzyme Rubisco fixes carbon dioxide into the sugars that fuel plant growth and productivity.
  12. 25. Small pores, usually on the undersides of leaves, that are the primary sites for gas exchange in plants
  13. 27. inner area of a chloroplast where the light-independent reactions occur. The stroma is the water-based, fluid-filled area of the chloroplast.
  14. 31. of, relating to, or produced by electromagnetism