Chapter 6 Vocabulary (Photosynthesis)

an organism that uses energy from sunlight or chemical bonds in inorganic substances to make organic substances

• autotroph

• heterotroph

a process to convert light energy from the sun into chemical energy in the form of organic compounds, primarily carbohydrates

• photosynthesis

• Calvin cycle

• light reactions

organisms that mush get energy from food instead of directly from sunlight or inorganic substances

• autotroph

• heterotroph

light energy is converted to chemical energy, which is temporarily stored in ATP and the energy carrier molecule NADPH

• light reactions

• Calvin cycle

• photosynthesis

organic compounds are formed using CO₂ and the chemical energy stored in ATP & NADPH

• light reactions

• Calvin cycle

• photosynthesis

an organelle found in plants and algae that captures light energy to make carbohydrates

• mitochondria

• cell membrane

• chloroplasts

• chlorophyll

arranged flattened sacs that are connected and layered to form stacks

• grana

• thylakoids

• stoma

stacks of thylakoids

• grana

• stoma

• chlorophyll

• chloroplasts

the solution within chloroplasts

• grana

• stoma

• chlorophyll

• cytoplasm

compounds that absorb light

• color

• photosynthesis

• pigments

• chlorophyll