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Exploring Life CH 8 Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Carbon Cycle Products Reactants Locations
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Biology
10th Grade
11/07/2011

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Photosynthesis
Definition
The series of chemical reactions that convert sunlight energy to chemical energy.
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Chloroplast
Definition
Organelle where photosynthesis occurs
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Chlorophyll
Definition
Pigment found in chloroplast that makes plants appear green.
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Thylakoid
Definition
membrane sac in chloroplast where the light reactions occur
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granum
Definition
a stack of thylakoids in the chloroplast
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stroma
Definition
fluid that fills the chloroplast, where the Calvin Cycle occurs.
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Light Reactions
Definition
series of reactions that depend up on sunlight to convert light energy to chemical energy
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Calvin Cycle
Definition
Series of chemical reactions that convert CO2 to glucose with the use of ATP and NADPH
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List the reactants of photosynthesis:
Definition
Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide
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List the products of photosynthesis:
Definition
Oxygen
Glucose
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List the reactants of the light reactions:
Definition
water
sunlight
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List the products of the light reactions:
Definition
oxygen
ATP
NADPH
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List the reactants of the Calvin Cycle and where they are from:
Definition
ATP from the light reactions
NADPH from the light reactions
CO2 from the atmosphere
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Where do the light reactions occur?
Definition
In/along the thylakoid membrane
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Where do the dark reactions occur?
Definition
In the stroma
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Another name for the Calvin Cycle is...
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The Dark Reactions
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Where in the cell is the final compound of glucose formed?
Definition
in the cytoplasm
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When a light wave interacts with a pigment, name the three behaviors the wave may perform:
Definition
absorb
transmit
reflect
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If an object appears blue what does that tell you about the light that is hitting it?
Definition
Blue waves are being reflected while the other colors are being absorbed
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Write out the equation for photosynthesis in words.
Definition
water + sunlight + carbon dioxide --> oxygen + glucose
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Pigment
Definition
A chemical compound that absorbs wavelengths of light
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Carbon Cycle
Definition
A series of processes that moves carbon throughout the environment from organic to inorganic and reversed
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