Photosynthesis 1
The process that uses energy from the sun to make food from water and carbon dioxide.
What is photosynthesis?
CO2 and H2O is converted into ___ during photosynthesis
What is glucose or sugar?
What is the primary purpose of photosynthesis?
To produce food for the plants.
Left side (before the arrow) in a chemical equation.
What are inputs or reactants?
What pigment in plant cells is responsible for capturing sunlight ?
chlorophyll
The chemical that absorbs and stores the energy of sunlight.
What is chlorophyll?
Photosynthesis uses light energy, carbon dioxide, and ______ to produce oxygen and sugar.
What is water?
When the sun shines on a plant, the leaves can make food from carbon dioxide and ________.
What is water?
Glucose
Photosynthesis needs these three things to work.
What are sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water?
Where in the plant does photosynthesis primarily occur?
chloroplasts in the leaves
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6H2O + 6CO2 + Light energy -----> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What gas is released by plants as a byproduct of photosynthesis?
oxygen
Which two main molecules are required for plants to perform photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide and water.
The output or product other than sugar, that is made from photosynthesis.
What is oxygen?
An organism that uses a primary energy source (like light) to conduct photosynthesis
What is a producer?
How do plants obtain the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?
through their leaves
What is the energy source for photosynthesis?
sunlight
The cell parts that are green
What are chloroplasts?
What are the products of photosynthesis?
oxygen and sugar (glucose)
Right side (after the arrow) in a chemical equation.
What are outputs or products?
How does photosynthesis impact the food chain?
Through producers, it is the main source of energy for the whole food chain
Why is photosynthesis important for the survival of most living organisms?
provides food and oxygen
Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen
What role do chloroplasts play in photosynthesis?
they capture sunlight