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- 3. colour of light that is absorbed by chlorophyll
- 4. plural of granum
- 6. of chloroplasts; each is composed of a light-harvesting complex of pigments (mainly chlorophylls) and various proteins and a reaction centre that converts light energy to the chemical energy of energised electrons
- 7. the strength or amount of light produced by a specific light source
- 11. a curved cell that surround a stoma which becomes larger or smaller according to the pressure within the cells
- 13. cycle of reactions occurring in the stroma of chloroplasts in the light-independent stage of photosynthesis during which carbon dioxide is progressively reduced to sugar water
- 14. a stack of flattened fluid-filled membranous sacs that are located within plant chloroplasts
- 15. shorthand for ribulose bisphosphate; a 5 carbon compound involved in the Calvin cycle which is part of the light independent reactions of photosynthesis
- 16. shorthand for adenosine diphosphate
- 20. a cluster of proteins that transfer electrons through a membrane to create a gradient of protons that creates ATP or energy that is needed in metabolic processes for cellular function
- 22. the organelle found in plant cells that contain chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
- 23. colour of light that is reflected by chlorophyll at 450 nm in wavelength
- 24. one of the structures embedded in the thylakoid
- 26. an opening through which water vapour and carbon dioxide can move
- 28. absorbed by chlorophyll and is used to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose
- 29. shorthand for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate hydrogen
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- 1. transferred in the electron transport chain to generate ATP
- 2. how waves of light are measured
- 5. the semi-fluid substance between the grana
- 7. a molecule that plays a role in transporting electrons through the electron transport chain
- 8. colour of light that is reflected by chlorophyll at 700nm in wavelength
- 9. flow down through ATP synthase complexes and ATP production occurs
- 10. a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates
- 12. short hand for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
- 15. organelle containing RNA that are major sites of protein production in cells in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes
- 17. a layer of cells in the interior of leaves
- 18. a flattened sac or vesicle lined with a pigmented membrane that is the site of photosynthesis
- 19. a green pigment which is responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis
- 21. taken in during photosynthesis along with water and turned in two sugar
- 24. glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate; the metabolite that occurs as an intermediate in several central pathways of all organisms
- 25. multiple of stoma
- 27. shorthand for adenosine triphosphate an energy rich molecule generated in cellular respiration and an immediate source of energy for cells