Light Reactions
What color wavelength can do chlorophyll and carotenoids NOT absorb?
Green wavelengths
The process of converting an inorganic carbon source into an organic carbon source
Ex: converting CO2 to sugar
Carbon Fixation
The distance between two consecutive crests or trophs in an energy wave is called the...
Wavelength
Which organelle in a plant is responsible for photosynthesis?
Chloroplast
These are flattened membrane sacs arranged in stacks where light reactions occur
Thylakoid
What are the inputs and outputs of the Calvin cycle? (what comes in and is the product)
In: Carbon dioxide and energy
Out: 1 net sugar molecule and NAD+/ADP
Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria are all _________. They can create organic products from inorganic substances
Autotrophs
From what part of the plant is the water needed for Light Reactions obtained?
Roots
What products are yielded from the Light Dependent Reactions?
Oxygen, ATP, and NADPH
What molecules are consumed by the Calvin cycle and recycled to other parts of the cell?
NADH and ATP
Autotrophs
Microscopic pores on a leaf surface that are essential for water and gas exchange
Stromata
Where does atmospheric oxygen come from in photosynthesis?
Splitting of water at beginning of Light Reactions
Where within the chloroplast does the Calvin Cycle occur
Stroma (inner space of chloroplasts)
A substance that absorbs light is called a...
Pigment
Which organelle in a plant cell helps store water and materials and provides structural support to the cell
Vacuole
Where within the chloroplast do the Light Reactions occur
Thylakoid membrane
What molecules are released from the chloroplasts after photosynthesis?
Oxygen and sugar
What wavelength do plants absorb for use in photosynthesis?
Red and blue-violet wavelengths
What is the name of the system that carries water and minerals upwards and throughout the plant?
Vascular system