IB Biology Year 1 / IHS
Photosynthesis Vocabulary
Learned before now: chemistry (CO2, H20, 02, glucose, pH, etc.), enzymes, cell organelles, metabolic
pathways and ADP/ATP, and respiration!
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absorption of light
absorption spectrum
action spectrum
ATP synthase
autoradiography
Calvin Cycle (light-independent reactions)
Calvin’s “lollipop” experiment
carboxylation
carotenoids
chemiosmosis
chlorophylls
chromatography
cytochrome electron carrier
electromagnetic (EM) radiation
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum
electron flow on ETC (linear, cyclic)
glycerate 3-phosphate (G-3-P)
hydrogen ion (proton) gradient
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light-dependent reactions
limiting factors
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
NADP+/NADPH
oxidation/reduction
photolysis
photophosphorylation
photosynthesis
Photosystems I and II (PSI, PSII)
pigment
proton pumping
ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)
rubisco (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase)
stoma/stomata
stroma
thylakoids
triose phosphate
visible light, 400-700 nm
wavelength in nanometers (nm)
IB Bio Year 1 / IHS
Photosynthesis Vocabulary
Learned before now: chemistry (CO2, H20, 02, glucose, pH, etc.), enzymes, cell organelles, metabolic
pathways and ADP/ATP, and respiration!
C
absorption of light
absorption spectrum
action spectrum
ATP synthase
autoradiography
Calvin Cycle (light-independent reactions)
Calvin’s “lollipop” experiment
carboxylation
carotenoids
chemiosmosis
chlorophylls
chromatography
cytochrome electron carrier
14
electromagnetic (EM) radiation
electromagnetic (EM) spectrum
electron flow on ETC (linear, cyclic)
glycerate 3-phosphate (G-3-P)
hydrogen ion (proton) gradient
light-dependent reactions
limiting factors
nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate,
NADP+/NADPH
oxidation/reduction
photolysis
photophosphorylation
photosynthesis
Photosystems I and II (PSI, PSII)
pigment
proton pumping
ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP)
rubisco (ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase)
stoma/stomata
stroma
thylakoids
triose phosphate
visible light, 400-700 nm
wavelength in nanometers (nm)