Energy and Life
Sugars and starches are examples of these macromolecules.
What are carbohydrates?
These molecules absorb light.
What are Pigments? Also acceptable what is chlorophyll?
These primary reactions convert radiant energy into ATP.
What are the Light-Dependent Reactions?
These secondary reactions use ATP to manufacture sugars.
What are the Light-Independent Reactions?
This spectrum of light is viewable by the naked eye.
What is visible light?
This the process by which ATP can release energy
What is the breaking off of the third phosphate group?
This element is a byproduct of the light-dependent reactions.
What is Oxygen?
Clusters of chlorophyll and proteins are known as these.
What are photosystems?
This scientist is the namesake of the cycle that constructs carbohydrates.
Who is Melvin Calvin?
This is what shuttles electrons between the two photosystems.
What is the Electron Transport Chain?
ATP's full name is this.
What is "Adenosine triphosphate"?
This region of the chloroplast houses the light-independent-reactions.
What is the Stroma?
These specialized structures house the molecular machinery required to synthesize ATP.
What are Thylakoids?
Energy-rich sugars produced in the Calvin Cycle are utilized for these general purposes.
What are growth and development?
A stack of thylakoids is known as this.
What is a granum?
Although ATP is great for storing energy in the short-term, this macromolecule is perfect for storing energy in the long-term.
What are carbohydrates?
This is the job of NADP+
What is the act of transferring H+ and electrons to the light independent reactions
This specific protein allows H+ ions to re-enter the thylakoid, and produces ATP.
What is ATP synthase?
The energy for the numerous carbon-chain-conversions is provided by these molecules.
What are ATP and NADPH electrons?
This is the major difference between C4 plants and regular plants.
What is the usage of significantly less carbon dioxide in C4 plants?
Photosynthesis, as a general process, is this (explain).
What is the fixation of carbohydrates using energy from the sun?
Plants appear green for this reason.
What is the reflection of green light by pigments?
This actually provides the energy to produce ATP.
What is the ion gradient?
At the end of the Calvin Cycle, the 6 remaining 5-carbon molecules are used for this purpose.
What are producing glucose? Also acceptable what is initiating the next cycle?
NADP+'s full name is this...
What is "Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate"?
Congrats if you remembered that!