Photosynthesis Flashcards

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What is the process of photosynthesis

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6CO2+6H2O–>C6H12O6+6O2

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What are the reactants/ingredients of photosynthesis

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Corbon dioxide and water

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What are the products of photosynthesis

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Glucose and Oxygen

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Where does photosynthesis take place

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In the chloroplast

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What is the grana/granum

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Pancake-like stacks of thylakoids

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What is the stroma

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A fluid-like substance that fills the space between the grana

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What are the two stages of photosynthesis

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Light dependant and light independent

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What is the light dependant stage

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Water and sunlight is captured and stored in ATP/NADPH, produces oxygen, occurs in the grana/thylakoids, reactant=water

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What is the light independent stage

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Uses the light energy from the ATP/NADPH to make glucose, occurs in the stroma, reactant=carbon dioxide

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What is chemosynthesis

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When an organism makes its own food using chemicals

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