Chapter 8

Question 1

What is a type of energy that sunlight is called?

Answer 1

Electromagnetic radiation

Question 2

Electromagnetic energy travels in what?

Answer 2

Wavelengths

Question 3

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can you see?

Answer 3

Visible spectrum

Question 4

Plants gather light energy by using what?

Answer 4

Pigments

Question 5

What absorbs blue-violet and red (reflects green)?

Answer 5

Chlorophyll

Question 6

What absorbs blue and orange (reflects yellow-green)?

Answer 6

Chlorophyll B

Question 7

What protects plants from damage; that acts like sunscreen (reflects orange)?

Answer 7

Carotenoids

Question 8

What happens to the pigment when it becomes colder?

Answer 8

The chlorophyll breaks down

Question 9

What happens as the pigment absorbs light?

Answer 9

The electrons “jump” to a higher energy level

Question 10

Photo=

Answer 10

Light

Question 11

Syn=

Answer 11

Together

Question 12

Thesis=

Answer 12

Put

Question 13

What is used for making glucose in the process of photosynthesis?

Answer 13

Energy that jumped from another energy level

Question 14

Photosynthesis is powered by what?

Answer 14

Sunlight