1. adenosine triphosphate - one of the principal chemical compounds that living things use to store and release energy.
2. ATP synthase - large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP.
3. autotroph - organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer.
4. Calvin cycle - reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars.
5. chlorophyll - principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy.
6. heterotroph - oganism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
7. light-dependent reactions - reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH.
8. NADP+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) - one of the carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules.
9. photosynthesis - process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.
10. photosystem - light-collecting units of the chloroplast.
11. pigment - light-absorbing molecule.
12. stroma - region outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts.
13. thylakoid - saclike photosynthesis membrane found in chloroplasts.
2. ATP synthase - large protein that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a phosphate group together to produce ATP.
3. autotroph - organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer.
4. Calvin cycle - reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugars.
5. chlorophyll - principal pigment of plants and other photosynthetic organisms; captures light energy.
6. heterotroph - oganism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer
7. light-dependent reactions - reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH.
8. NADP+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) - one of the carrier molecules that transfers high-energy electrons from chlorophyll to other molecules.
9. photosynthesis - process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.
10. photosystem - light-collecting units of the chloroplast.
11. pigment - light-absorbing molecule.
12. stroma - region outside the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts.
13. thylakoid - saclike photosynthesis membrane found in chloroplasts.