13 photosynthesis

Question 1

Photosynthesis, begins with the absorption of light energy by a specialized form of organic molecules called ______

Answer 1

Pigments

Question 2

Chlorophylls, stimulates photosynthesis by reflecting ___________light and absorbed violet - blue and orange - red light.

Answer 2

Green

Question 3

Carotenoids protect the photosynthetic system from the damaging effects of ______________light.

Answer 3

ultra violet

Question 4

The pigment that is found in vacuoles that plays a role in the colors of ripening fruit is called ____________

Answer 4

Anthocyanin

Question 5

The part of the chloroplast that contains the photosystem where photosynthesis actually happens is called ______________.

Answer 5

Thylakoid

Question 6

Split during the light reactions to replace electrons lost from Photosystem II

Answer 6

6 H2O

Question 7

Provides the carbon to produce organic compounds during the Calvin Cycle

Answer 7

6 CO2

Question 8

Excites electrons during the light reactions

Answer 8

light

Question 9

Produced as a byproduct of the splitting of water during the light reactions

Answer 9

6 O2

Question 10

The organic compound ultimately produced during the Calvin Cycle

Answer 10

C6H12O6

Question 11

Capture the energy in sunlight and convert it to chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH using photosystems, electron transport chains and chemiosmosis.

Answer 11

The Light Reaction Phase

Question 12

Pq

Answer 12

Plastoquinone

Question 13

Cyt

Answer 13

cytochrome complex

Question 14

Pc

Answer 14

Plastocyanin

Question 15

Fd

Answer 15

Ferredoxin

Question 16

A process by which light is absorbed by chlorophyll that will excite its electrons.

Answer 16

Light absorption

Question 17

When water is split oxygen ,H ion, and electrons will be produced.

Answer 17

Oxygen production

Question 18

The movement of excited electrons through a series of proteins/chains to build a proton/ H ion gradient.

Answer 18

Electron transport

Question 19

The process that produces ATP by enzyme ATP synthase because of the difference in the electrochemical gradient across the thylakoid membrane.

Answer 19

Chemiosmosis