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Photosynthesis
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7th Grade
01/16/2013

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What is the equation for photosynthesis?
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6CO2 + 6H2O + Sunlight = C6H12O6 + 6O2
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What are the raw materials?
Definition
Carbon Dioxide and Water
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What are the products?
Definition
Glucose and Oxygen
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Where does photosynthesis occur?
Definition
In all living autotrophs
Term
The process in which a cell captures the sunlight's energy and uses it to make food
Definition
Photosynthesis
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Colored chemical compounds that absorb light are called?
Definition
Pigment
Term
The main pigment found in chloroplasts is?
Definition
Chlorofill
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Small openings in the undersides of leaves which carbon dioxide uses to enter a plant?
Definition
Stomata
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What is an organism that makes it's own food?
Definition
Autotroph
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What is an organism that cannot make it's own food?
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Heterotroph
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What are the two stages of photosynthesis?
Definition
1) Sunlight is absorbed into the plant
2) It is turned into energy which is used to produce glucose, or sugar.
Term
What does the arrow in an equation stand for?
Definition
Produces
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Which is true about photosynthesis?
A) Plant cells use the sugar to make food
B) Some of the sugar is made into other compounds
C) Some of the sugar is stored in the plant's cells for later use
D) Extra sugar molecules pass out of the plant through the stomata
Definition
A, B, and C are correct.
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