Photosynthesis

Question 1

What are Chemical Reactions?

Answer 1

Chemical reaction- process that rearranges the atoms of one or more substances into one or more new substances

Question 2

Chemical Reactions contain what TWO things?

Answer 2

1) Reactants and

2 Products

Question 3

What are Reactants?

Answer 3

Reactants- ingredients that we start with

Always written on the left side of arrow

Question 4

What are Products?

Answer 4

Products- what we end up with

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Question 5

What is Photosynthesis?

Answer 5

Process of a plant cell using the energy in sunlight to make its food (glucose)
Sunlight, carbon dioxide and water create a chemical reaction to make glucose and oxygen

Question 6

What is Pigment?

Answer 6

Pigment- a molecule that absorbs some colors but reflects others

Question 7

What are examples of Pigment?

Answer 7

The pigment (chlorophyll) in plants absorb red and blue light but reflects green.
This reflection (bouncing of light rays) makes plants look green.
Beta carotene is the orange pigment in carrots and lycopene is the red pigment found in tomatoes

Question 8

If plants absorbed all colors what would happen?

Answer 8

f plants absorbed all colors they would overheat and die

All of this is caused by chemical reactions

Question 9

What organelle does photosynthesis occur in?

Answer 9

Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll that absorbs sunlight and converts it to glucose.

Question 10

What types of cells do photosynthesis?

Answer 10

Plant cells

Question 11

What is the photosynthesis equation?

Answer 11

Sunlight + 6 H2O + 6 CO2 → C6H12O6 + 6 O2