| A | B |
|---|
| sunlight | ultimate source of energy |
| photolysis | splitting of water molecules |
| photosystem II | site of photolysis |
| photosystem I | occurs after photosystem II |
| autotroph | organism that can produce food from light or chemical energy |
| heterotroph | organism that eats plants or other animals |
| chlorophyll | green pigment |
| stroma | site of dark reaction |
| grana | stack of thylakoids |
| chloroplast | site of photosynthesis |
| Photons | packets or particles of light |
| Chlorophyll a | absorbs red and blue light best |
| accessory pigments | absorb different wave lenghts than chlorophyll and pass electrons to chlorophyll |
| Antennae | reaction center for light excited electrons |
| Cyclic photophosphorylation | produces ATP |
| Noncyclic photophosphorylation | produces ATP and NADPH |
| Carbon Fixation | C3, C4, CAM |
| Reactants in Photosynthesis | CO2, H2O, Sunlight |
| Products of Photosynthesis | C6H12O6 and O2 |
