and organism that uses light energy to create food
what are pigments
a chemical that absorbs some colors of light while reflecting others
what is a coenzyme
they carry energy to speed up chemical reactions
what is chlorophyll
something that powers photosynthesis
uses every color of light except green
what is a chloroplast
an organelle where chlorophyll happens
what is the stroma
the liquid part that fills the chloroplast
what are photosystems
a collection of chlorophyll pigments found in a thylakoid membrane
what is a light dependent reaction
a beam of light strikes a photosystem in a thylakoid membrane energzing the chlorophyll the photosystem splitsa molecule of water into hydrogen and oxygen