photosynthesis | | organelle in which photosynthesis occurs |
ATP | | name of the 5C sugar that combines with CO2 in the Calvin cycle |
chloroplast | | the final electron acceptor at the end of the ETC of CR |
thylakoid | | a molecule that stores energy by forming with NADP+ and a H+ |
grana | | adenosine triphosphate |
stroma | | glycolysis occurs here |
pigments | | gas released into the atmosphere from photolysis |
electrons | | area of the chloroplast that contains the chlorophyll |
porteins | | number of cycles of the Calvin cycle to produce one molecule of glucose |
NADP+ | | name of the cycle in the light independent reaction |
NADPH | | the molecule that carries the electron after they leave the 2nd ETC in PS |
water | | these are passed through the mitochondrial membrane to its center in the ETC of CR |
photolysis | | the influx of H+ into the mitochondria during CR causes the inside to become this |
oxygen | | created from the addition of acetyl-CoA oxaloacetic acid |
Calvin | | molecule that is split to replace the electrons in the light dependent reaction |
stroma | | these structures are energized when sunlight strikes the chlorophyll |
RuBP | | molecule that combines with pyruvic acid to form acetyl-CoA |
light dependent | | does not require oxygen |
PGAL | | part of CR that is anaerobic |
two | | end product of the ETC when H+ combines with O2 |
six | | the substance that becomes the product and the reactant in the CAC |
mitochondria | | organelle in which CR occurs |
aerobic | | requires oxygen |
anaerobic | | molecules that absorb certain wavelengths of light |
glycolysis | | space around the thylakoids |
cytoplasm | | location of the ETC of CR |
pyruvic acid | | the ATP and NADPH needed for the light independent reaction come from here |
two | | number of NADH molecules formed in the CAC |
coenzyme A | | the 3C molecule formed in the Calvin Cycle from PGA |
acetyl-CoA | | in glycolysis, glucose is broken down into 2 of these molecules |
citric acid | | the structures in the ETC that pass the electrons |
FADH2 | | number of ATP molecules produced by ETC of CR |
oxaloacetic acid | | a stack of thylakoids |
three | | net profit of ATP molecules in glycolysis |
membrane of the mitochondria | | one of the molecules created in the CAC that is passed to the ETC |
H+ | | process by which organisms trap the sun's energy to build carbohydrates |
positively charged | | molecule created from pyruvic acid that is passed on to the citric acid cycle |
oxygen | | location of the light independent reactions |
water | | water splitting |
32 | | number of molecules of PGAL needed to form glucose |