phosynthesis

• Electromagnetic Spectrum- a continuous range of radiation.
• A wavelength is the distance from one wave peak to the next.
• Light is composed of small particles, or packets, of energy called photons.
• Chloroplasts

  • Are the organelles in which photosynthesis occurs
  • Contain thylakoids and grana, embedded in the stroma
• Chlorophyll is found in the thylakoid membrane.
• chlorophyll a, the pigment that initiates the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
• Chlorophyll b is an accessory pigment that also participates in photosynthesis.
• Chlorophyll – The green pigment that is directly involved in light trapping and energy conversion process
• Stroma – Regions between grana
• Photosynthesis - A process in which CO2 and H2O are brought together chemically to form a carbohydrate; The energy for the process is radiant energy (from sunlight).