Springfield Chapter 4 Biology Vocabulary

A molecule that transfers energy from the breakdown of food molecules to cell processes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

A lower- energy molecule that can be converted into ATP by the addition of a phosphate group

A process by which some organisms use chemical energy instead of light energy to make energy- storing carbon based molecules  

A process that captures energy from sunlight to make sugars that store chemical energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

A molecule in chloroplasts that absorbs some of the energy in visible light  

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

Stacks of coin- shaped, membrane- enclosed compartments  

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Reactions that capture energy from sunlight

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

reactions that use energy from the light- dependent reactions to make sugars 

Two groups of molecules that capture energy from light- dependent reactions and transfer the energy into the thylakoid membranes. 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-5

A series of proteins in the membrane of the thylakoid