Digestive Enzymes and Chloroplast Structure

Fill-in-the-blank flashcards covering digestive enzymes, enzyme function, and key structures and phases related to chloroplasts and photosynthesis.

Digestive enzymes are a type of __ that catalyze the breakdown of food molecules.

protein

Enzymes function as biological __, meaning they speed up reactions without being consumed.

catalysts

Chloroplasts are unique among organelles because they contain their own and .

DNA; ribosomes

Inside a chloroplast, the flattened, hollow, coin-like membranes where light reactions occur are called __.

thylakoids

A stack of thylakoids is known as a __.

granum

The fluid-filled space surrounding the thylakoid stacks within a chloroplast is the __.

stroma

Photosynthesis takes place in two main phases: the __-dependent reactions and the __ cycle.

light; Calvin