Assignment IV.2 Photosynthesis Vocabulary.

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Chloroplast- A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place. Chlorophyll- A green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorpt... ion of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Stroma- Colorless fluid surrounding the grana within the chloroplast. Thylakoid- Several flattened sacs inside a chloroplast, bounded by pigmented membranes on which the light reactions of photosynthesis take place. Light reactions- The reaction that occurs as the first phase of photosynthesis, in which energy in the form of light is absorbed and converted to chemical energy in the form of ATP. Calvin cycle- The cycle of enzyme-catalyzed dark reactions of photosynthesis that occurs in the chloroplasts of plants [Show More]

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