Photosynthesis 101
What are the two reactions that occur in photosynthesis?
Light dependent reactions and Calvin cycle
Photosynthesis occurs in this organelle of plant cells
What is the chemical equation for Photosynthesis
(for all groups)
6CO2 + 6H20 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What are other names for the "Dark Cycle" of photosynthesis?
Light Independent or Calvin Cycle
The process by which plants use sunlight to create food
Photosynthesis
The organelle that breaks down food and provides energy for the cell.
mitochondria
What are the reactants for photosynthesis
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Light
The three atoms that make up carbohydrate
Oxygen, Carbon & Hydrogen
The 2 photosystems of photosynthesis
Photosystem I and Photosystem II
This is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis
Chlorophyll
What are the products of Photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen
Energy from sun is passed down the ________________and is stored in the bonds of ATP and NADPH
Electron Transport Chain
What three substances must be supplied to the light independent reaction
ATP, carbon dioxide, and NADPH
What color is NOT absorbed by plants
Green
What is the function of chlorophyll?
To trap/absorb light
The reactants of the light reactions.
water and sunlight
The Light Dependent Reaction creates what two forms of energy carrying molecule
ATP and NADPH
What is produced in the Light independent reaction
Sugar/ Glucose
What two colors do plants absorb the most of
Reactants of photosynthesis that provides hydrogen needed for glucose
Water
oxygen
During which reaction is CO2 used to create glucose?
Calvin cycle or light independent/dark reaction