Bot.3 Photosynthesis vocab

Organisms that use energy from sunlight or from chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic compounds

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Light Reaction

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converts light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of organic compounds, primarily carbohydrates

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Light Reaction

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Animals and other organisms that must get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Light Reaction

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the first stage of photosynthesis where light energy is converted to chemical energy, which is temporarily stored in ATP and the energy carrier molecule NADPH

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Light Reaction

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Organelles found in the cells of plants and algae and who absorb light

• Chloroplast

• Thylakoid

• Granum

• Stoma

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

Inside the inner membrane of chloroplast is another system of membranes that are arranged as flattened sacs

• Chloroplast

• Thylakoid

• Granum

• Stoma

thylakoids that are connected and layered to form stacks

• Chloroplast

• Thylakoid

• Granum

• Stoma

solution surrounding the grana

• Chloroplast

• Thylakoid

• Granum

• Stoma

compounds that absorb light

• Pigment

• Chlorophyll

• Carotenoid

• Photosystem

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the most important pigment located inside the membrane of the thylakoid

• Pigment

• Chlorophyll

• Carotenoid

• Photosystem

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