Latin Terms
Plant Anatomy
Photosynthesis
Mixed
100

The prefix derm means this. 

What is skin?

100

The organelle where photosynthesis takes place. 

What are the chloroplast?


100

This is the main organism that can perform photosynthesis.

What are plants?

100

The two products of photosynthesis are these.

What are glucose and oxygen?

200

The prefix chroma means this. 

What is color?

200

The pigment involved in photosynthesis is this. 

What is chlorophyll?

200

The main purpose of photosynthesis is. 

What is to create food for plants?

200

Plants appear green because they reflect green light, what color wavelengths do they absorb?

What is blue and red?

300

The prefix chlor means this. 

What is green?


300

These are openings in plant leaves that allow gas exchange to occur.

What are stomata?

300

This one of two types of photosynthetic reactions requires light as an input. 

What is the light dependent reaction?

300

Heterotrophs are organisms that must do this in order to obtain energy.

What is eat their food?

400

The prefix vas means.

What is tube?

400

The liquid portion of the chloroplast is this. 

What is stroma?

400

These are the two chemical inputs for photosynthesis reactions.

What are carbon dioxide and water?

400

An autotroph can best be described as what.

What is an organism that can make its own food (a producer)?

500

The prefix stom means.

What is opening?


500

One stack of these cells is called a grana.

What are the thylakoids?

500

Name one factor that can affect the rate of photosynthesis?

What is temperature, light, and water availability?

500

This energy molecule is used to fuel the light independent reactions in photosynthesis.

What is ATP?