Chapter 6.1 Chloroplasts & Photosynthesis Pigments

Question 1

A packet of light.

Answer 1

Photon

Question 2

Equation of Photosynthesis.

Answer 2

Co2 + H2O + Energy -> C6H12O6 + O2

Question 3

The light-absorbing green-coloured pigment that begins the process of photosynthesis.

Answer 3

Chlorophyll

Question 4

A membrane-bound organelle in green plant and algal cells that carries out photosynthesis.

Answer 4

Chloroplast

Question 5

The protein-rich semiliquid material in the interior of a chloroplast.

Answer 5

Stroma

Question 6

A system of interconnected flattened membrane sacs forming a separate compartment within the strong of a chloroplast.

Answer 6

Thylakoid

Question 7

What is Grana ?

Answer 7

Stacks of Thylakoids

Question 8

Singular of grana ?

Answer 8

Granum

Question 9

Groups of unstacked thylakoids between grana.

Answer 9

Lamellae

Question 10

What is the singular of lamellae ?

Answer 10

Lamella

Question 11

The photosynthetic membrane within a chloroplast that contains light-gathering pigment molecules and electron transport chains.

Answer 11

Thylakoid Membrane

Question 12

The fluid-filled space inside a thylakoid.

Answer 12

Thylakoid Lumen