Photosynthesis

Question 1

Photosynthesis

Answer 1

the process in which MOST autotrophs produce chemical energy from sunlight energy from which they absorb

Question 2

Autotrophs

Answer 2

organisms that use sunlight to produce sugar which will be used for energy

Question 3

Heterotroph

Answer 3

organisms that do not get their energy from sunlight, but instead, actually consume food

Question 4

Chlorophyll

Answer 4

The main molecule responsible for absorbing and capturing light for the cell located in thylakoids

Question 5

Stomata

Answer 5

cell structures in leaves that open and closes to release gasses, which regulates the air flow in plants

Question 6

Stroma

Answer 6

the inner aqueous fluid inside of the chloroplast, surrounding the granum

Question 7

Light reactions

Answer 7

when light energy converts to chemical energy where it is then temporarily stored in ATP and NADPH

Question 8

Calvin Cycle

Answer 8

A series of reactions, occurring during photosynthesis, in which glucose is synthesized from carbon dioxide

Question 9

NADP+

Answer 9

an electron carrier that carries electrons across the thylakoid membrane, that also accepts hydrogen atoms to become NADPH

Question 10

Phosphorylation

Answer 10

Adding a phosphate group to a molecule or compound

Question 11

Carbon fixation

Answer 11

the process by which CO2 is fixed/incorporated into organic compounds by plants

Question 12

Visible Light

Answer 12

light that can be seen visibly by the human eye “white lights”

Question 13

Chlorophyll A

Answer 13

primary pigment in chlorophyll that absorbs more red color

Question 14

Chlorophyll B

Answer 14

accessory pigment chlorophyll that absorbs more blue color

Question 15

Carotenoids

Answer 15

accessory pigments such as yellow, brown and orange

Question 16

Primary electron acceptor

Answer 16

a protein that collects high energy chlorophyll electrons and transports them to second transport protein

Question 17

Photosystem

Answer 17

proteins embedded with pigments that are the functional units for photosynthesis

Question 18

C3 Plants

Answer 18

plants that will fix carbon into the 3-carbon compounds (3-PGA) via the Calvin cycle (Most common)

Question 19

C4 Plants

Answer 19

plants that will fix carbon into 4-carbon compounds via the Calvin cycle. They do this mostly because of the weather (hot and dry)

Question 20

CAM Plants

Answer 20

CAM plants are plants located in hot and dry location such as cacti, that use their CAM (crassulacean acid metabolism) to minimize photo-respiration

Question 21

Chemiosomosis

Answer 21

the production of ATP protein gradient moving through the protein pump ATP synthesis