Bs161 chapter 8 test - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The inner (internal) membrane of the chloroplasts which contains chlorophyll and other light capturing pigments is also called the ______ membrane - ANSWER thylakoid Pigment molecules within the photosystems capture packets of light energy that are called _______. - ANSWER photons What is liberated during the light-dependent stages of photosynthesis? - ANSWER Oxygen

photosynthesis by capturing energy from ______, however, they absorb wavelengths that are not efficiently absorbed by ________. In addition, they scavenge _____ _______. - ANSWER light, chlorophylls, free radicals In the reaction center, _____ are transferred out of the photosystem. - ANSWER electrons In a green plant, the majority of photosynthesis takes place in: - ANSWER the leaves A graph depicting the efficiency of photon absorption by a pigment molecule as a function of photon wavele...