Photosynthesis Basics
What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?
What are the light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle?
What is the first stable compound formed in C4 photosynthesis?
What is a 4-carbon compound (oxaloacetate)?
What does CAM stand for?
What is Crassulacean Acid Metabolism?
Which plant type stores CO₂ as a 4-carbon compound but separates steps by space?
What is a C4 plant?
What is the main environmental advantage of CAM photosynthesis?
What is water conservation?
What gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis?
What is carbon dioxide (CO₂)?
Name one example of a C4 plant.
What is corn (or maize)?
When do CAM plants open their stomata?
What is at night?
Which plant type separates carbon fixation and the Calvin cycle by time?
What is a CAM plant?
Why do C4 plants have an advantage in high light and temperature?
Because they reduce photorespiration and efficiently fix CO₂
What pigment in plants captures sunlight?
What is chlorophyll?
In what type of climate do C4 plants typically thrive?
What is hot and sunny (tropical or subtropical)?
Name one example of a CAM plant.
What is a cactus (or pineapple)?
Which plant type is better adapted to deserts?
What is a CAM plant?
Which adaptation allows CAM plants to survive in arid environments?
What is night-time stomatal opening?
What organelle in plant cells carries out photosynthesis?
What is the chloroplast?
What special leaf anatomy helps C4 plants reduce photorespiration?
What is Kranz anatomy?
Why do CAM plants fix carbon dioxide at night?
To reduce water loss in hot, arid environments.
Which type of photosynthesis reduces photorespiration by concentrating CO₂?
What are both C4 and CAM pathways?
How do C4 and CAM plants help reduce water loss compared to C3 plants?
By minimizing stomatal opening during the hottest times.
What is the main product of the Calvin cycle?
What is glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆)?
In C4 plants, where does the Calvin cycle occur?
What are the bundle sheath cells?
What compound stores CO₂ overnight in CAM plants?
What is malic acid?
Which type of plant has both mesophyll and bundle sheath cells participating in photosynthesis?
What is a C4 plant?
Which environmental factor has likely driven the evolution of C4 and CAM photosynthesis?
What is a hot and dry climate with limited CO₂ availability?