Energy - Photosynthesis Stages vocab

NADPH

An electron carrier

Photosystems

Clusters of proteins, chlorophyll, and other pigments in the thylakoid membrane

Calvin cycle

A light-independent phase of photosynthesis that converts carbon dioxide into glucose

Light reactions

A phase of photosynthesis that uses sunlight energy to make oxygen out of water

Carbon fixation

The process in which carbon dioxide is converted to glucose

C4 plants

Plants that keep their stomata closed during hot days but can still keep carbon dioxide levels high enough to do photosynthesis

CAM plants

Plants that only open their stomata/let carbon dioxide in and out at night when it's cool and perform photosynthesis during the day with closed stomata