Photosynthesis Flashcards
What is the process of photosynthesis
6CO2+6H2O–>C6H12O6+6O2
What are the reactants/ingredients of photosynthesis
Corbon dioxide and water
What are the products of photosynthesis
Glucose and Oxygen
Where does photosynthesis take place
In the chloroplast
What is the grana/granum
Pancake-like stacks of thylakoids
What is the stroma
A fluid-like substance that fills the space between the grana
What are the two stages of photosynthesis
Light dependant and light independent
What is the light dependant stage
Water and sunlight is captured and stored in ATP/NADPH, produces oxygen, occurs in the grana/thylakoids, reactant=water
What is the light independent stage
Uses the light energy from the ATP/NADPH to make glucose, occurs in the stroma, reactant=carbon dioxide
What is chemosynthesis
When an organism makes its own food using chemicals