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Term 2 - photosynthesis - Key terms
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- 1photosynthesisthe process that occurs in all green plants to make food
- 2pigmenta substance that has a colour
- 3enzymea protein that speeds up chemical reactions without being changed itself
- 4anabolic processa chemical reaction that occurs when small, simple molecules are built up inti large, compkex molecules
- 5synthesiseto form a complex substance from simpler substances
- 6cellular respirationprocesw during which cells break up Glucose molecules to release energy that the cells can use
- 7catalysemake reactions happen faster
- 8optimumtemperature at which something works best
- 9denatureto change the structure of proteins such as enzymes irreversibly
- 10light phasethe light dependent stage of photosynthesis that occurs in the grana of chloroplasts
- 11dark phasethe light independent stage of photosynthesis that occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts
- 12ATPan important energy carrier in the cell
- 13stromathe liquid inside chloroplasts
- 14limiting factorsthe factors that limit the speed or rate of a process
- 15productivityin a plant this refers to how much extra dry mass it gains over a period of time
- 16phosphorylationto add a phosphate group to a molecule
- 17Dephosphorylationto remove a phosphate group from a molecule
- 18bioluminescencetha ability of a living organism to produce light thorugh a chemical reaction
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- Flashcards on Term 2 , created by Matshidiso Molete on 25/05/2017.
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