Bio Chapter 8 Deck 3 (11-14)

Question 1

Plants absorb the sun’s energy with _____ absorbing molecules called ______

Answer 1

LIGHT absorbing molecules called PIGMENTS

Question 2

A plant’s main pigment is ______ (green)

Answer 2

Chlorophyll

Question 3

There are 2 main types of chlorophyll:

Answer 3

Chlorophyll a

Chlorophyll b

Question 4

Chlorophyll a absorbs light well in the ____ and ____ spectrum

Answer 4

VIOLET and RED

Question 5

Chlorophyll b absorbs light very well in the ____ spectrum

Answer 5

BLUE

Question 6

Chlorophyll does not absorb light well in the ____ region

Answer 6

Green

Question 7

Plants have a green color because green light is _______

Answer 7

reflected

Question 8

In which 3 colors of light will a plant produce the most glucose?

Answer 8

red, blue, violet

Question 9

When chlorophyll absorbs light energy, the light energy is transferred directly to ______s in the chlorophyll molecule

Answer 9

electrons

Question 10

Electrons become _____ _______ electrons when light energy is transferred directly to them

Answer 10

HIGH ENERGY electrons

Question 11

What makes photosynthesis work?

Answer 11

High energy electrons

Question 12

Photosynthesis takes place inside the _____

Answer 12

chloroplast

Question 13

Inside the chloroplasts are stacks called ______

Answer 13

Grana (plural)

“granum” is the singular

Question 14

A Granum is a stack of

Answer 14

Thylakoids

Question 15

The area outside the grana is called

Answer 15

Stroma

Question 16

Photosynthesis takes place in ________s within the Thylakoid _______s

Answer 16

PHOTOSYSTEMS

within the Thylakoid MEMBRANES

Question 17

A photosystem is made of a cluster of pigments (_________) and _______s that absorb light energy

Answer 17

(chlorophyll)
and
PROTEINs

Question 18

Thylakoid membranes are called ______ membranes

Answer 18

Photosynthetic