Chapter 8;Photosynthesis

Question 0

Chlorophyll

Answer 0

Pigment that gives a chloroplast it’s green color; uses light energy to split water molecules during photosynthesis

Question 1

Chloroplast

Answer 1

Organelles found in some plant cells and certain unicellular organisms where photosynthesis occurs

Question 2

Stroma

Answer 2

Dick fluid contained in the inner membrane of a chloroplast

Question 3

Thylakoid

Answer 3

Disc shaped sac in the stroma of a chloroplast; site of the light reactions of photosynthesis

Question 4

Light reactions

Answer 4

Chemical reactions that convert the suns energy to chemical energy

Question 5

Calvin cycle

Answer 5

Cycle in plants that make sugar from carbon dioxide, H+ ions and high-energy electrons carried by NADPH

Question 6

Wavelength

Answer 6

Distance between adjacent waves

Question 7

Electromagnetic spectrum

Answer 7

Range of types of electromagnetic energy from gamma waves to radio waves

Question 8

Pigment

Answer 8

Chemical compound that determine a substances color

Question 9

Carbon cycle

Answer 9

Process by which carbon moves from inorganic to organic compounds and back

Question 10

Greenhouse effect

Answer 10

Process by which atmospheric gases trap heat close to earths surface and prevent it from escaping into space