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Where does the light independent reaction occur?

A

The stroma

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Plants appear to be green because…

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Chlorophyll reflects green light

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What at three factors that affect photosynthesis?

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Water
Light intensity
Temperature

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Autotroph or heterotroph?

-humans

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Heterotroph

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True or false…

A plant exposed to only green light will grow better the. With white light.

A

False

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Where is the chlorophyll located in a chloroplast?

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In the thylakoids.

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Where does the oxygen come from in the light dependent reaction?

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Released when water is split

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What substances is produced by photosynthesis to be used as food for the plants?

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Glucose

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An organism that can create it’s own food is called a(n)….

A

Autotoph

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An organism that needs to consume other organisms to gain energy is called a(n)…

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Heterotroph

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Why do black surfaces get hotter than white surfaces in sunlight?

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Black absorbs all light energy, white reflects all light energy

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What do we call a light absorbing chemicals

A

Pigment

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What is the primary pigment in plants?

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Chlorophyll

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What are the reactants for the light independent reaction

A

ATP
NADPH
Carbon dioxide

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What are the products of the light independent reaction?

A

NADP+
ADP
Sugars

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Plants store energy in a molecule known as….

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Starch

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Where in the chloroplast does the light dependent reaction occur

A

In the thylakoids

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What are two other names for the light independent reaction?

A

Calvin cycle

Dark reaction

18
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Which contains more stored energy, ATP or AMP

A

ATP

19
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How is energy released form the ATP molecule?

A

By removing a phosphate to make ADP

20
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Why is done to store energy on a molecules of ADP

A

A phosphate group is added to form ATP

21
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Is ATP Useful for long-term energy storage?

A

No, only for a short time

22
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What are the tree parts if ATP molecule?

A

Phosphate
Ribose
Adenine

23
Q

What gas is given off by plants during photosynthesis?

A

Oxygen

24
Q

Name two reactants in the photosynthesis reaction?

A

Water
Carbon dioxide
Light

25
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Name the products of photosynthesis..

A

Oxygen
Sugars
(Carbs)

26
Q

What does the plant use the sugar cellulose to create?

A

Leaves
Stems
(Structural molecule)

27
Q

In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?

A

Chloroplast

28
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What are the two reactions in photosynthesis

A

Light dependent

Light independent

29
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What are the products of the light dependent reaction?

A

ATP
NADPH
oxygen

30
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What is the job of NADPH

A

It’s an electron carrier

31
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What are a stack of thylakoids called?

A

Grana or granum

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