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1
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What is stomata?

A

It is the pores in a leaf

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2
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What enters and exits through the stomata of a leaf?

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CO2 enters and O2 exits

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3
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Where is chloroplast mainly found?

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In the cells of the mesophyll

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4
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What is the mesophyll?

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the tissue in the interior of the leaf

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5
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How many chloroplasts does a mesophyll cell have?

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30-40

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6
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How many membranes does a chloroplast have?

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2

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What third membrane system is found suspended in stroma?

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Thylakoids

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8
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What is thylakoids made up of?

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sacs

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9
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Where does Chlorophyll reside in?

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In the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast

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10
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What is the photosynthesis chemical equation?

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6 CO2 + 12 H2O + light energy —> C6H12O6 + 6 O2 + 6 H2O

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11
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What does chloroplast split to get hydrogen and oxygen atoms?

A

Water

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12
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What are the two stages of photosynthesis?

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Light reactions and the Calvin cycle

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13
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What are the two forms that is converted into chemical energy?

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NADPH and ATP

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14
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What is carbon fixation?

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When carbon is incorporated into organic compounds

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15
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What is needed by the Calvin cycle? And where does it get it?

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NADPH and ATP; from the light reactions

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16
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How does light reactions make ATP?

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Photophosphorylation

17
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Where does the light reactions occur?

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In the thylakoids of the chloroplast

18
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Where does the Calvin cycle occur?

A

In the stroma

19
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Light is a form of :

A

Electromagnetic energy

20
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What does chlorophyll a pigment?

A

Chlorophyll b and carotenoids

21
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Where is the electrochemical gradient formed across?

A

The Thylakoid Membrane

22
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What is a single unit of membranous sac called?

A

Granum

23
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What happens when chloroplast pigments absorb light?

A

Their electrons become excited

24
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Name the leaf structures from outermost to innermost

A

Stomata, Mesophyll, Chloroplast, Stroma, Thylakoids, Chlorophyll

25
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Where does the energy used to produce ATP in light reactions come from?

A

Movement of H+ through a membrane

26
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What does the Calvin cycle produce?

A

NADP+, ADP and Pi

27
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What is the important role of pigments in photosynthesis?

A

Capture light energy

28
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What happens during the first phase of the Calvin cycle?

A

CO2 is attached to RuBP

29
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What is the calvin cycle in order?

A

Carbon Fixation, reduction, and regeneration

30
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What is produced by linear electron flow during light reactions?

A

Oxygen

31
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What does a photosystem consist of?

A

Electron acceptor, light-harvesting complex, reaction center complex, and chlorophyll molecules

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