- (/ˌfoʊtəˈsɪnθəsɪs/ FOH-tə-SINTH-ə-sis) is a
system of
biological processes by
which photosynthetic organisms, such as most plants, algae, and cyanobacteria,
convert light...
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photosynthetic efficiency is the
fraction of
light energy converted into
chemical energy during photosynthesis in
green plants and algae. Photosynthesis...
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Photosynthetic picoplankton or
picophytoplankton is the
fraction of the
photosynthetic phytoplankton of cell
sizes between 0.2 and 2 μm (i.e. picoplankton)...
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Photosynthetically active radiation (PAR)
designates the
spectral range (wave band) of
solar radiation from 400 to 700
nanometers that
photosynthetic...
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Photosynthetic capacity (Amax) is a
measure of the
maximum rate at
which leaves are able to fix
carbon during photosynthesis. It is
typically measured...
- A
photosynthetic reaction center is a
complex of
several proteins,
biological pigments, and
other co-factors that
together execute the
primary energy conversion...
- A
photosynthetic pigment (accessory pigment;
chloroplast pigment;
antenna pigment) is a
pigment that is
present in
chloroplasts or
photosynthetic bacteria...
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basal group, is the
ancestor of both the non-
photosynthetic group Melainabacteria and the
photosynthetic cyanobacteria, also
called Oxyphotobacteria....
- Gram-negative
bacteria are
bacteria that,
unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not
retain the
crystal violet stain used in the Gram
staining method of bacterial...
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anoxygenic photosynthesis.
Chemical and
geological evidence indicate that
photosynthetic cyanobacteria existed about 2.6
billion years ago and
anoxygenic photosynthesis...
