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Photosynthesis
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Biology
9th Grade
02/26/2009

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use energy in sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food
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autotrophs, or photoautotrophs
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a six-carbon sugar
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glucose
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Only about ____% of the organisms on our planet are autotrophs.
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the process of converting sunlight to a usable form of energy
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photosynthesis
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The ________ produced during the photosynthesis comes from water molecule
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oxygen
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these move in waves; particles of light
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photons
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the distance between peaks of waves
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wavelength
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Different wavelengths of light carry different amounts of ________ and have different __________.
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energy; color
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If the color has a different wavelength then it has a different...
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energy
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When light strikes an object it may be ?, ?, or ?
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transmitted, reflected, or absorbed
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If an object ABSORBS colors, then it appears _______.
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black
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a molecule that absorbs certain wavelengths of light and reflects or transmits others
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pigment
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the most common and important photosynthetic pigments in plants and algae
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chlorophyll
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the three colors chlorophyll absorb
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violet, blue, and red light
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the primary photosynthetic pigment in plants and algae.
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chlorophyll A
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another group of pigments that absorb yellow, red, and ______ pigments
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caroteniods; orange
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photosynthesis in cells occur in the....
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chloroplasts
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In prokaryotes, photosynthesis occurs in the...
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cell membrane
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A chloroplast is surrounded by two....
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membranes-inner and outer membrane
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The inner membrane of a chloroplast is not folded. TRUE OF FALSE?
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FALSE, it is folded into many layers
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these resemble a stack of pancakes in chloroplasts
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thylakoids
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each thylakoid stack is called a _________-
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granum
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a granum is in a gel-like matrix called...
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stroma
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these convert light energy to chemical energy of ATP
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Light-dependent reactions
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these use products of the light-dependent reactions to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugars
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Carbon-fixing reactions (light-independent)
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best cycle for plants in a moderate climate
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Calvin cycle
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best cycle for plants in an extremely dry climate
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CAM cycle
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CO2+H2O→(CH2O)n+O2 =
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photsynthesis equation
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(C6H12O6) =
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glucose formula
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what are the two main cycles for plants?
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The Calvin cycle and the CAM cycle
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Nick Getwan_______
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