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| cyclic reaction | series of reactions in which the product of one reaction becomes the reactant of the next |
| autotroph | organism that can build organic molecules from inorganic molecules |
| heterotroph | organism that cannot make own food but must depend on autotrophs for nutrition |
| cellular respiration | process that releases chemical energy for use by the cell; performed by mitochondria |
| chlorophyll | main photosynthetic green pigment |
| pigments | colored compounds that absorb light |
| guard cells | control the opening and closing of the stomata |
| stomata | opening through which oxygen leaves the leaf and carbon dioxide enters |
| thylakoid | individual flattened sac of the chloroplast |
| stroma | liquid material of the chloroplast |
| carotenoid | orange pigment |
| Products of the light reaction | oxygen, ATP, NADPH |
| electron transport chain | series of electron acceptors in the thylakoid membrane |
| photosystem | group of pigment molecules that absorb light with chlorophyll a at the center |
| NADP+ | electron and proton carrier for photosynthesis |
| chemiosmosis | the process of the diffusion of protons down their concenration gradient coupled with the synthesis of ATP |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate = ENERGY |
| Calvin Cycle | dark reaction |
| producer | example: plants, make own food, also called autotroph |
| consumer | example, us, can not make own food, also called heterotroph |
| carbon dioxide fixation | inorganic joined to organic |
| aerobic | uses oxygen |
| anaerobic | does not use oxygen |
| fermentation | anaerobic reaction |
| glycolysis | breaks down glucose |
| absorption | takes light in |
| reflection | sends light back out |
| thylakoid | holds pigments |
| photosynthesis | process that creates glucose |
| glucose | C6H12O6 |
| pyruvate | 3 carbon molecule created by breaking down glucose |
| products | items created in a reaction |
| reactants | items combined in a reaction to create something new |
