Photosynthesis

Question 1

Atom

Answer 1

The smallest basic unit of matter

Question 2

Molecule

Answer 2

Two or more atoms bonded by shared electrons

Question 3

Cyanobacteria

Answer 3

An aquatic single celled photosynthetic organism that evolved 3.5 billion years ago

Question 4

Chloroplast

Answer 4

An organism where light absorption and photosynthesis take place in plant cells

Question 5

Photosynthesis

Answer 5

To capture and transform light energy from the sun and store it in high-energy sugar molecules

Question 6

Absorb

Answer 6

To take up or receive by chemical or molecule action

Question 7

Glucose

Answer 7

A sugar made by plants to store energy

Question 8

Chlorophyll

Answer 8

Pigment molecules inside a chloroplast

Question 9

Thylakoids

Answer 9

The disk shaped sacs that are in the inner membrane of the chloroplast

Question 10

ION

Answer 10

An electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons

Question 11

Light Independent Reaction

Answer 11

A reaction that occurs during photosynthesis in the stroma without light

Question 12

Stroma

Answer 12

A fluid located in the interior of chlororplast´s inner membrane and surrounding the thylakoids

Question 13

The Calvin Cycle

Answer 13

The second stage of photosynthesis that uses energy from light dependent reactions (ATP and NADPH) to make sugar