Chapter 8 Photosynthesis Flashcards
Photosynthesis
The process that converts solar energy into chemical energy
Autotrophs
Sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
Producers of the biosphere
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Obtain their organic material from other organisms
Consumers of the biosphere
Heterotrophs
________are the major locations of photosynthesis
Leaves
Chloroplasts are found mainly in cells of the __________
Mesophyll, the interior tissue of the leaf
CO2 enters and O2 exits the leaf through microscopic pores called __________
Stomata
The chlorophyll is in the membranes of ______________
Thylakoids-connected sacs in the chloroplast
Thylakoids may be stacked in columns called
Grana
Chloroplast also contain_______ a dense interior fluid
Stroma
Equation for photosynthesis
6CO2 + 12H2O + light energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6 H2O
Chloroplasts split _______ into hydrogen and oxygen
H2O
Photosynthesis is a redox process in which H2O is oxidized and _______ is reduced
CO2
Photosynthesis is an _____________ process ; the energy boost is provided by light
Endergonic
Photosynthesis consists of the _________ cycle and the __________ __________ cycle
Light, Calvin