Inputs and Outputs
The gas taken in by plants from the surrounding environment to perform photosynthesis.
Carbon Dioxide CO2
Specialized cell organelle where photosynthesis takes place in plant cells.
Chloroplast
The initial energy source that enters the plant system to drive photosynthesis
Solar energy
Chemical formula for water
H2O
Types of living organisms capable of carrying out photosynthesis to transform light energy
Plants
The liquid matter absorbed by plant roots and used as a reactant in photosynthesis.
Water (H2O)
The green pigment found inside chloroplasts that absorbs solar energy.
Chlorophyll
The form of energy stored inside the chemical bonds of glucose molecules
Chemical energy
Chemical formula for carbon dioxide
CO2
Where the plant gets CO2 and H2O from
The air and soil
The gas released by plants into the air as a matter output of photosynthesis.
Oxygen (O2)
The fluid-filled space inside the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membranes
Stroma
The primary energy carrier molecule generated during light-dependent reactions to power sugar production
ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)
The chemical formula for glucose
C6H12O6
Photosynthesis transforms ___________energy into ___________ energy
Solar; chemical
The simple sugar produced during photosynthesis that stores chemical energy
Glucose (C6H12O6)
The membrane structures inside the chloroplast where light-dependent reactions occur
Thylakoids
The electron carrier molecule produced alongside ATP in light-dependent reactions
NADPH
General term for substances that enter a reaction, like carbon dioxide and water in photosynthesis
Reactants
The two main sub-systems or reaction stages where energy transfers occur inside the chloroplast
Light dependent and light independent reactions
The two matter outputs produced when carbon dioxide and water react during photosynthesis
Glucose and Oxygen
The structure responsible for converting light energy into stored chemical energy inside plant cells
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis stores energy in the difference between the chemical bonds of these two groups of molecules
Reactants and products
General term for substances created by a reaction, like sugar and oxygen in photosynthesis
Products
Photosynthesis demonstrates the cycle of matter and flow of energy between an organism and this system
The environment