Chloroplasts and Chlorophyll
The type of light from a mixture of different wavelengths from the sun
What is "white" light
This carries the high energy electrons produced by light absorption to in the chlorophyll the on to chemical reactions elsewhere in the cell
NADPH
Has a reaction in this place
What is the thylakoid
Has a reaction in this place
What is the stroma
This converts the 3-carbon molecules to higher energy forms
What is energy from ATP and high energy electrons from NADPH
absorbs light energy (blue/teal, orange, and red)
What is chlorophyll
This is a compound that accepts a pair of high energy electrons and transfers them, along with most of their energy, to another molecule
What is an electron carrier
Light dependent requires this type of involvement
What is light and light absorbing pigments
Uses these molecules produced in the light dependent reactions to produce high energy sugars from carbon dioxide
What is ATP and NADPH
These molecules from the atmosphere combine to produce compounds
What is 6 carbon dioxide molecules and 6 5-carbon molecules RUBP
What is green
This is the carrier to NADPH
What is Blue NADP+
Water is required for this reason
What is because it is a source of the nitrogen ions
Plants produce this to finish photosynthesis
What is carbon containing sugars and carbs
This is the result of combining 6 carbon dioxide molecules and 6 5-carbon molecules RuBP
What is the production of 12 3-carbon compounds
In the fall, chlorophyll breaks down and b-carotene pigments reflect what colors
What is yellow, orange, and red
Electron carriers carry pairs of this from place to place
What are hydrogen ions and electrons
Light dependent reactions converts what two molecules in these energy carriers
What is ADP and NADP converted in ATP and NADPH
This is the process of ATP and NADPH synthesizing high energy sugars
What is The Calvin Cycle
This is the reason 3 C compounds leave the cycle
What is to make glucose and to recycle into RuBP to react with CO2 to continue the cycle
Light energy produces a supply of this type of energy electrons to make photosynthesis happen
What is high energy electrons
This is what Rubisco enzymes fix (This question belongs under carbon fixation but I ran out of space for that column)
What is the carbon to the 5-C compound
This is released as a byproduct
What is oxygen
This is the process of ADP and NADPH being cycled between the two reactions
What is interdependence reactions
This is what ATP does to repeat this process over again
What is converts 3 carbon chains back into 5 carbon intermediates