Photosynthesis Flashcards
unit 3 test (49 cards)
What is the main pigment of plants?
Chlorophyll
What pigments give fall colors?
Carotenoids
Long term energy is provided by what?
ADP&NADP
What are autotrophs?
They are organisms that can make and eat food on there own.
What are heterotrophs?
They are organisms that cannot make there own food.
what are producers and what are consumers?
Producers are autotrophs and consumers are heterotrophs.
Where does the light reaction take place?
In the grana
where do dark reactions take place?
the stroma
the process where H2O is broken down or split into produce O2 gas
photosynthesis
photons
tiny packets of light energy
photosystems are?
A cluster of photosynthetic pigments embedded in membrane.
what is the range for visible light is?
700-400 nanometers
leaves appear green because chlorophyll ______ green light which makes the leaves appear that color
reflect
if the wavelength is high then there is _____ energy
low
if the wavelength is low then there is _____ energy
high
what color has the bigger wavelength and what color has the smaller wavelength?
red has a bigger wavelength then violet.
violet has _______ energy then red does
higher
ATP is made up of what
Adenine base, Ribose sugar and phosphate
the calvin cycle is what reaction?
dark reaction
stack of thylakoid’s are called what?
grana
fluid around the grana is called what?
stroma
each coin like structure in chloroplast is called what?
thylakoid
The reactions of photosynthesis are what?
carbon dioxide + water (6co2 + 6H20)
The products of photosynthesis is what?
glucose + oxygen (C6 H12 O6 + 6O2)
