vocabulary
what is matter
any substance that has mass and takes up space
these two molecules are charged up by sunlight to them energy
atp and nadph
the food produced by plants is this type of macromolecule
carbohydrate
the parts of a plant where gas exchange occurs
stomata
the four major macronutrients that are found in living things
lipds,proteins,carbohydrates, and nucleic acids
what is energy
the abillity to do work, which comes in many forms
the energy providing plant process that occurs in the chloroplasts
photosynthesis
the energy molecule is also shared by mitochondria
atp
the 3 products of the calvin cycle
g3p,nadp+, and adp
these excited particles move down the etc
electrons
what is pigment
this process would take place even if the plant no longer has sunlight
the calvin cycle
this process happens when stomata close
photorespiration
the majority of chloroplasts will be found here in a plant
leaves
the chemical formula of glucose
C6H12O6
what is stroma
the area in a chloroplast outside the thylakoids
this type of reaction requires sunlight
light-dependent reaction
Plants without access to sunlight use this method of creating food
chemosynthesis
organelles that specialize in verting light energy into chem energy that the plant can use
chloroplasts
the structures that make up the cell membrane
phopspholipids
what is thylakoid
stacks of disc-shaped sacs inside a chloroplast
the color of light reflection by chlorophyll
green
carotenoids have this function
absorbing light
these plants create a 4c compound at night and use during the day and dont transfer to another call
cam plants
3c steals this group from atp to turn it back into the 5c rubp
phosphate group