Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in the bonds of a glucose molecule

1. photosynthesis definition

Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy stored in the bonds of a glucose molecule.

2. light dependent reactions

reactions of photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH
takes in H2O and gives off O2 as a waste product
occurs in the thylakoids of the chloroplast

3. light independent reactions

AKA Calvin cycle or dark cycle
series of reactions that do not require light
uses CO2, H from NADPH, and energy from ATP to build glucose
occurs in the stroma of the chloroplast

4. NADP+

carrier molecule that transfers H from H2O to Calvin cycle to build glucose

5. chloroplast

the site of photosynthesis

6. water in photosynthesis

reactant split to begin the light dependent reactions

7. carbon dioxide in photosynthesis

reactant that is used to build glucose in light independent reactions

8. glucose in photosynthesis

product that is built in the light independent reactions
molecule that stores chemical energy within the chemical bonds between the atoms

9. oxygen in photosynthesis

product that is formed in the light dependent reactions from the breakdown of water

10. autotroph

An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight and transform it into an organic molecule of glucose
AKA producer
Plants and plant-like protists

11. heterotroph

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms
AKA consumer
Animals, Fungi, animal-like protists, most bacteria

12. photosynthetic organisms

Plants
Plant-like protists
Must contain a chloroplast

13. respiration organisms

ALL organisms MUST perform some type of respiration (aerobic or anaerobic) to convert glucose into ATP