Photosynthesis Flashcards
The oldest known fossils
Stromatolites
Serial endosymbiosis suggests
Mitochondria developed before plastids
The process that converts solar energy into chemical energy within chloroplasts
Photosynthesis
Sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
Autotrophs
The interior tissue of the leaf is called the
mesophyll
Where are chloroplasts found?
Usually the mesophyll
Microscopic pores in the leaves that allow for exchange of O2 and CO2.
Stomata
The membranes of the chloroplasts are the
stroma
Connected sacs in the chloroplast that compose a third membrane system
Thylakoids
Stacks of thylakoids are called
Grana
The pigment that gives leaves their green color
Chlorophyll
Resides in the thylakoid membrane
This is the equation for
Photosynthesis
What is the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
Photosynthesis is the reverse of cellular respiration
Photosynthesis is a ____ process
redox
In photosynthesis, ____ is oxidized.
H2O