organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes

one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to store and release energy.

process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high energy carbohydrates such as sugar and starches

light-absorbing molecule

principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy

saclike photosynthetic membrane found in chloroplast

light collecting units of chloroplast

opening in the underside of the of a leaf that allows carbon dioxide and oxygen to diffuse into and out of the leaf

carrier molecule that transfers high energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules

reactions of photosynthesis that uses energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH

reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high energy compounds such as sugars