Chapter 6
Plants and some
bacteria
Use sunlight to produce
food
Autotrophs
Photosynthesis
Pigments
Colored substances which
absorb light
NADPH
Chlorophyl-used by plants
in photosynthesis
Stores energy in the hydrogen
and electrons
Energy storing compounds
ATP
Photosynthesis
Traps the energy
from sunlight
Stores energy between
the phosphate bonds
Energy is used
to build
glucose
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Photosynthesis
Inner membrane
Outer membrane
Intermembrane space
Contains chlorphyll
Thylakoid
Grana - a stack of
thylakoid
Structure
Stroma
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Where the light dependent
reaction takes place
Where the light independent
reaction takes place
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Photosynthesis
Light dependent reaction
Photosystem - a cluster of
chlorophyll molecules
Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis
Light independent reaction
(Calvin-Benson cycle)
Photosynthesis