final test Flashcards
What colors do chlorophyl a and b absorb.
blue red
What are carotenoids.
The are the other type of pigments that give plants their red and yellow colors
What colors do carotenoids absorb.
blue and green
stomata
the part of the leaf that obtains CO2. they are small pores that on the epidermis.
cuticle
a waxy water proofing layer on the outside of the epidermis.
stroma
it is a semi-fluid medium with the inner membrane of the the chloroplast.
Thylakoids
disk shaped sacs found with in the stroma
What are all the things that are necessary parts of light dependent reactions.
H2O, ADP, NADP+
What happens in the light dependent phase of photosythesis?
Sunlight energy is converted into usable chemical energy.
what happens in the calvin cycle?
temporary chemical energy carriers change their energy into permeant energy in the form of glucose. This is also where CO2 is turned into O2
Where does the light dependent reactions occur?
thylakoids
Where does the calvin cycle occur?
in the stroma
What are genes
genes are heritable information
What are genes a part of?
chromosomes
where does the realized O2 come from?
it comes from the H2O