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Autotrophs
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"Self-feeding" use photosynthesis or chemisynthesis to make their own energy
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Heterotrophs
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"Different Feeding" Must consume other organisms for energy
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Photosynthesis
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The process by which autotrophs convert light energy to chemical energy to be stored
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Equation for photosynthesis
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6CO2+6H2O → C6H12O6+6O2
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Biochemical Pathway
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A series of reactions that are linked and repeated
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Visible Spectrum
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All the colors found in white light
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Chloroplast structure
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Double membrane, Stroma, Grana-thylakoids-lumen
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Stroma
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Protein-rich solution surrounding the grana
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Grana
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Stacks of thylakoid
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Thylakoids
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Flattened photosynthetic sacs
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Lumen
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Internal reservoir of the thylakoid
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Pigment
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A light absorbing compound
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Accessory pigments
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Pigments that trap other wavelengths of light and pass into chlorophyll molecules, allowing more efficient use of light
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Light Reaction
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Occurs on the thylakoid membrane
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Calvin Cycle
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Occurs in the stroma
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