| A | B |
|---|
| ATP | adenosine triphosphate |
| ADP | adenosine diphosphate |
| photosynthesis | the process that uses the sun's energy to make simple sugars |
| light dependent reaction | another term for this is electron transport chain; convert light into chemical energy |
| light independent reaction | another term for this is Calvin Cycle; a process that uses carbon dioxide to form sugars |
| chlorophyll | a photosystem that absorbs most all wavelenghts of light except green |
| electron transport chain | a series of proteins embedded in the thylakoid membrane |
| photolysis | the process of splitting water to replace lost electrons |
| NADP+ | a carrier molecule |
| pigments | molecules that absorb specific wavelengths of sunlight |
