Chapter 6 -4

Question 1

What two things happen in light independent reactions?

Answer 1

Carbon fixation

Carbon reduction

Question 2

What is carbon fixation?

Answer 2

converting C02 into sugar

Question 3

What is carbon reduction powered by?

Answer 3

ATP & NADPH from light reactions

Question 4

What do plants do with the glucose?

Answer 4

Cellular respiration
Produce cellulose
Store excess as starch/sucrose

Question 5

What are 85% of species?

Answer 5

C3 plants

Question 6

What do C3 plants do on hot days?

Answer 6

Close stomata which decreases C02 and increases 02 which causes photorespiration

Question 7

What has a high attraction to 02?

Answer 7

Rubisco

Question 8

What, essentially, does the Calvin Cycle do & not do?

Answer 8

it does FIX 02

it doesn’t produce carbs/ and there is no plant growth

Question 9

What do C4 and CAM plants do?

Answer 9

they are adapted to conserve water and maintain sugar production

Question 10

What are C4 plants?

Answer 10

corn and grasses

Question 11

What are CAM plants?

Answer 11

succulents, cacti, pineapples

Question 12

How does photosynthesis moderate the greenhouse effect?

Answer 12

by removing C02 from the atmosphere

Question 13

What are the effects of global warming?

Answer 13

Rising in sea levels
Increased rainfall and flooding
Contagious disease
Water wars
More heat waves and wildfires
Crop failures