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Flashcards: Photosythesis key terms pt.2

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Calvin-Bensen Cyclea series of biochemical reactions that takes place in the stroma of chloroplasts in photosynthetic organisms.
carbon fixationcarbon fixed during the C^3 cycle is used to sythesize glucose
carotenoidaccessory pigments (molecules in thykaloids) which capture light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll
granumthykaloids piled ontop of each other in chlorplasts
light-dependant reactantschlorophyll and other molecules in the membranes of thykaloids capture sunlight energy and convert some of it in the ATP and NADPH
mesophyllcells which contain the majority of the leaves chlorophyll
photonPhotons of light that are picked up by any of the pigment molecules in the antenna pass their energy to nearby pigment molecules until it is eventually passed to a special molecule of chlorophyll a called the reaction center.
photoresperationwhen O^2 rather than CO^2 is combined with RuBP
stomathe adjustable pores in the epidermis obtain CO^2 for photosythesis
stromathe semifluid inside the double outer membrane of chloroplasts
thykaloidin the stroma, disk-shaped, interconnected membranoun sacs