Photosynthesis

Question 1

Process by which plants and other microorganisms convert light energy into chemical energy

Answer 1

Photosynthesis

Question 2

This is the protective layer of the leaf

Answer 2

Cuticle

Question 3

It is thin, transport, closely packed cells that allows light to pass through.

Answer 3

Epidermis

Question 4

Upper mesophyll layer, elongated cell, & containing large amounts of chloroplasts.

Answer 4

Palisade Mesophyll

Question 5

Lower mesophyll layer, spherical or ovoid cells, & low chloroplasts and very prominent intercellular air spaces.

Answer 5

Spongy Mesophyll

Question 6

Transports water and minerals

Answer 6

Vein

Question 7

Pores that can be found in the epidermis. It allows the gases to enter & exit the leaf.

Answer 7

Stomata

Question 8

Organelle that is responsible for photosynthetic process.

Answer 8

Chloroplast

Question 9

Capable of absorbing red and blue lights that reflect green lights.

Answer 9

Chlorophyll

Question 10

Ambocyanin

Answer 10

Red - Vacuoles

Question 11

Carotene

Answer 11

Orange - Epidermis

Question 12

Xantophyll

Answer 12

Yellow - Inside Chloroplast

Question 13

Outer membrane

Answer 13

Covers the chloroplast

Question 14

Located between outer membrane & inner membrane

Answer 14

Intermembrane

Question 15

Covers the insides of the chloroplast

Answer 15

Innermembrane

Question 16

Clusters of pigments & proteins that absorb light energy

Answer 16

Thylakoid

Question 17

Stack of Thylakoid

Answer 17

Granum

Question 18

Spaces outside the thylakoid membranes; glucose are formed here.

Answer 18

Stroma

Question 19

Skeleton of the chloroplast

Answer 19

Stoma Lamellae

Question 20

What are the two stages of photosynthesis?

Answer 20

Light Dependent Reaction & Dark Dependent Reaction

Question 21

The energy from photons are converted into energy. Namely ATP & NADPH.

Answer 21

Light Dependent Reaction

Question 22

This also known as the calvin cycle.

Answer 22

Dark Dependent Reaction

Question 23

This happens when monomers release water molecules by product.

Answer 23

Dehydration Synthesis

Question 24

These are monomers combined together to form larger molecules.

Answer 24

Polymers

Question 25

Monomers are joined by the removal of ___ from one monomer and removal of ___ from the other at the site of bond formation.

Answer 25

OH, H

Question 26

Happens when polymers are broken down into monomers.

Answer 26

Hydrolysis

Question 27

To split water.

Answer 27

Hydrolysis

Question 28

Monomers are released by the addition of a water molecule, adding OH to one monomer and H to the other.

Answer 28

Hydrolysis

Question 29

Involves a formation of new bonds & requires energy

Answer 29

Dehydration

Question 30

Breaks bonds and releases energy

Answer 30

Hydrolysis

Question 31

What are the enzymes that break down carbobydrates?

Answer 31

Amylase, Sucrase, Lactase, Maltase

Question 32

What are the enzymes that break proteins?

Answer 32

Pepsin and Peptidase

Question 33

What are the enzymes that break lipids?

Answer 33

Lipases

Question 34

These are molecules composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Answer 34

Carbohydrate

Question 35

It is an important energy source for most organisms and structural support for plants and insects.

Answer 35

Carbohydrate

Question 36

What are the main isomers?

Answer 36

Glucose, galactose, & fructose

Question 37

What does hexoses mean?

Answer 37

Six carbons

Question 38

Why are Glucose, Galactose, and Fructose called isomers?

Answer 38

Because they are monosaccharides with the same chemical formula but differ structurally.

Question 39

These are simple sugars.

Answer 39

Monosaccharides

Question 40

What are the numbers of carbons in a monosaccharide?

Answer 40

3-7 carbons