Photosynthesis
What is the overall goal of photosynthesis?
For plants to produces glucose for their nutrition
What is the cellular energy produced by plants and animals when performing cellular respiration?
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
How are the equations for photosynthesis and respiration related?
Opposites of each other (reactants and products switch)
In which organelle does photosynthesis take place?
Chloroplast
What is the pigment found in the chloroplast that is able to absorb solar energy?
Chlorophyll
What are the reactants that go into photosynthesis? (3)
Sunlight, Water (liquid), Carbon dioxide
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
Glucose and Oxygen
If there is no water available, photosynthesis (can/cannot) occur, while cellular respiration (can/cannot) occur.
Cannot; can
In which organelle does cellular respiration take place?
Mitochondria
Plants releasing excess water as vapor is known as _______ .
Transpiration
What are the products that are the result of photosynthesis?
Oxygen and Glucose (Sugar)
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Water, Carbon dioxide, and ATP
Do all organisms that perform cellular respiration perform photosynthesis?
No, animals only respire, plants perform both respiration and photosynthesis
What is the name for the pores on a leaves surface that allow gases to enter/exit?
Stomata
BTB, the originally blue liquid used in our respiration & exercise lab, was an indicator of what substance?
Carbon dioxide
How does green light affect the growth of plants? Why?
Plants reflect green light, meaning they cannot absorb the energy and will grow the slowest under green light
As animals exercise, their breathing rate will (increase/decrease) causing their carbon dioxide production to (increase/decrease).
Increase; increase
How does an athlete indirectly use solar energy to prepare for athletic event?
Athlete will eat plants for a source of glucose which plants synthesized using solar energy
What structure carries water up from a plants roots? What structure transports glucose throughout the leaf after produced?
Xylem; Phloem
Visible light are the wavelengths being (reflected/absorbed); all other wavelengths of color are (reflected/absorbed).
Reflected; absorbed
Can a plant stay alive without a light source?
Yes, if it is a non-photosynthesizing plant
Can cellular respiration occur if their is no oxygen present? If there is no carbon dioxide present?
Will not occur without oxygen; can occur without carbon dioxide
What are the four substances that are continuously recycled through respiration and photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide, oxygen, water, glucose
If the stomata were closed, would a plant be able to perform photosynthesis? Why or why not?
No, closed stomata = unable to take in CO2 which is a necessary reactant for photosynthesis
Will one tree produce enough oxygen to keep one person alive? Be specific in your answer.
An average sized-tree can produce enough oxygen to keep 2-4 people alive. (Must mention size in answer for full points!)