| A | B |
|---|
| Light Reaction | Solar energy is absorbed and energizes electrons |
| Calvin Cycle Reaction | CO2 is reduced to carbohydrates |
| Nonclclic Electron Pathway | Pathway from water to NADPH |
| Photosystem | Pigment system with clorophyll a, b, and carotenoils |
| Cyclic Electron Pathway | PSI pigment system absorbs solar energy and is passed to different pigments |
| Rubisco | 20-50% of chloroplasts' content |
| Carbon Dioxide Fixation | The splitting of 2 3-carbon molecules |
| Chloroplasts | the organelles that carry on photosynthesis; Co2 and water diffuse into it |
| Stomata | small openings in a leaf that Co2 enters |
| Stroma | fluid within a chloroplast that contains enzymes involved in carbohydrate synthesis in photosynthesis |
| Thylakoids | flattened sac within a granum whose mebrane contains chlorophyll; where light reactions occur in photosynthesis |
| Grana | stacks of chlorphyll containing thylakoids in a chloroplast |
| Chlorophyll | green pigment that absorbs solar energy and important in algae and plant photosynthesis |
| Photosynthesis | transforms solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate |
| Visible light | portion of electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the human eye |
| Asorption spectrum | the pigment found in chloroplasts that are capable of absorbing various portions of visible light |
| Carotenoids | yellow or orange pigment that serves as an acessory to chlorophyll in photosynthesis |
| Action Spectrum | is those of electromagnetic spectrum that are used to perform a function |
