Chapter 10

Question 1

the process that converts solar energy into chemical energy

Answer 1

photosynthesis

Question 2

CO(2)+ H(2)O»»

Answer 2

C(6)H(12)O(6) + O(2)

Question 3

obtain their organic material from other organisms

Answer 3

heterotrophs

Question 4

CO(2) enters and O(2) exits the leaf through microscopic pores called…

Answer 4

stomata

Question 5

The chlorophyll is in the membranes of…

Answer 5

thylakoids

Question 6

thylakoids may be stacked in columns called

Answer 6

grana

Question 7

chloroplasts also contain …, a dense interior fluid

Answer 7

stroma

Question 8

What are the 2 stages of Photosynthesis

Answer 8

Light reactions and Calvin Cycle

Question 9

What is the purpose of Light Reactions?

Answer 9

to make ATP and NADPH

Question 10

What powers the Light Reactions?

Answer 10

Sunlight, water used, releasing O(2) as waste

Question 11

Where is the Light Reactions located?

Answer 11

Thylakoids

Question 12

How is light captured?

Answer 12

photosynthetic pigments

Question 13

wavelengths that are not absorbed are…

Answer 13

reflected or transmitted

Question 14

Why do leaves appear green?

Answer 14

because chlorophyll reflects and transmits green light

Question 15

a graph plotting a pigment’s light absorption versus wavelength

Answer 15

absorption spectrum

Question 16

profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of radiation in driving a process

Answer 16

action spectrum

Question 17

What goes in to Light Reactions?

Answer 17

H2O and Light

Question 18

What comes out from Light Reactions?

Answer 18

ATP and NADPH

Question 19

What is the purpose of The Calvin Cycle in photosynthesis?

Answer 19

to make sugars

Question 20

what happens in the calvin cycle?

Answer 20

using energy from ATP and NADPH, atoms from CO(2) are made into sugars

Question 21

where is the calvin cycle located?

Answer 21

stroma

Question 22

What are the 3 phases of the Calvin Cycle?

Answer 22

1. carbon fixation
2. reduction
3. regeneration of the CO(2) acceptor

Question 23

excess sugars are stored as ….. in plants

Answer 23

starch