*Unit 4 Part 1: Photosynthesis

Question 1

What is the goal of photosynthesis?

Answer 1

To store energy from the sun in the bonds of glucose

Question 2

What does it mean to say something is an autotroph?

Answer 2

It makes its own food

Question 3

What does “auto” mean?

Answer 3

self

Question 4

Plants are autotrophs

True/False

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is needed for photosynthesis?

Answer 5

1. Sunlight
2. Water
3. CO2

Question 6

What is CO2

Answer 6

Carbon Dioxide

Question 7

What does photosynthesis produce?

Answer 7

1. Oxygen
2. Glucose

Question 8

“Photo” means…

Answer 8

Light

Question 9

“Synthesis” means…

Answer 9

To create/ The production of

Question 10

What is the Photosynthesis equation?

Answer 10

CO2 + H2O + SUNLIGHT-> C6H12O6 + O2

Question 11

What is the Photosynthesis equation in words?

Answer 11

Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Sunlight produces Glucose and Oxygen

Question 12

What is Waxy Cuticle?

Answer 12

Protective layer on top of leaf

Question 13

What is Stoma/Stomata?

Answer 13

Openings underneath the leaf that allow water/ carbon dioxide to enter or leave

Question 14

What are Guard Cells?

Answer 14

Controls when the stoma open and close

Question 15

What is Mesophyll?

Answer 15

1.Full of chloroplasts
2. Location of photosynthesis

Question 16

The waxy cuticle, stoma, guard cells, and mesophyll are all…

Answer 16

Parts of a leaf

Question 17

What is the granum?

Answer 17

Stack of thylakoids that looks like a stack of pancakes

Question 18

What is a tylakoid?

Answer 18

Individual discs that are part of the granum. This is where light dependent reations take place.

Question 19

What is the stroma?

Answer 19

Fluid-fill space of the chloroplast where light independent reactions take place.

Question 20

The granum, thylakoid, and stroma are all…

Answer 20

Parts of the chloroplast

Question 21

Where do light dependent reactions take place?

Answer 21

Thylakoid

Question 22

Chlorophyll does what?

Answer 22

Absorbs light

Question 23

Light energy does what to electrons?

Answer 23

It “excites” them, giving them energy

Question 24

In light dependent reations, energy is transferred into…

Answer 24

NADPH and ATP

Question 25

What does NADPH and ATP do in light dependent reations?

Answer 25

They carry energy to the next step

Question 26

Light dependent reactions release _____ as a waste product.

Answer 26

Oxygen

Question 27

How do light dependent reactions release oxygen as a waste product?

Answer 27

By splitting water

Question 28

Where do light independent reactions take place?

Answer 28

In the stroma

Question 29

The stroma is also called ______ and ______.

Answer 29

Calvin Cycle; Carbon Fixation

Question 30

What is put together to make sugar?

Answer 30

CO2

Question 31

CO2 is put together to make what?

Answer 31

sugar

Question 32

Light independent reactions use _____ from _____ and _____.

Answer 32

electrons; NADPH; ATP

Question 33

What are the electrons in NADPH and ATP used for in light independent reactions?

Answer 33

For energy needed to use CO2 to make sugar

Question 34

Stage: Light dependent reactions Location: ... Input: ... Output: ...

Answer 34

Stage: Light dependent reactions Location: Thylakoid Input: Sunlight and Water Output: Oxygen

Question 35

Stage: Light dependent reactions Location: ... Input: ... Output: ...

Answer 35

Stage: Light dependent reactions Location: Stroma Input: CO2 Output: Glucose

Question 36

CO2 is ...

Answer 36

carbon dioxide