Chapter 6: Photosynthesis

Question 1

autotrophs?

Answer 1

self-eaters

Question 2

photoautotrophs?

Answer 2

use light energy

Question 3

properties of light?

Answer 3

light moves in waves, photon-organized packet of light energy, a pigment absorbs light of a specific wavelength

Question 4

photosynthesis is a _____ reaction.

Answer 4

redox (reduction/oxidation)

Question 5

mesophyll

Answer 5

tissue of plants that is made of cells with lots of chloroplasts

Question 6

veins

Answer 6

tubes that transport water

Question 7

stoma

Answer 7

pores through with CO2 enters leaf, and O2 can be released

Question 8

guard cells

Answer 8

open and close stomata

Question 9

thylakoids

Answer 9

green discs found in stack in chloroplasts

Question 10

photosynthesis in 2 stages

Answer 10

light dependent reactions and Calvin-Benson Cycle

Question 11

light dependent reactions

Answer 11

in thylakoid, light + H2O -> products to be used in Calvin, O2 released as a waste

Question 12

where does Calvin cycle take place?

Answer 12

stroma

Question 13

what happens in Calvin cycle?

Answer 13

CO2 + products from reactant -> C6 H12 O6