Photosynthesis Flashcards
Interaction between different living organisms to its environment
Ecosystem
Biotic
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers
Abiotic
Refers to non-living things within an ecosystem
“Photo” means ____ and “synthesis” means ____
Light and putting together
Process by which plants prepare their own food using carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight
Photosynthesis
Site of Photosynthesis
Takes place in the leaves of a plant, specifically chloroplast
Chloroplast contains…
Thylakoid
Thylakoids contains photosynthetic pigment called
Chlorophyll
Green pigment that traps energy from the sun to manufacture or synthesize complex food
Chlorophyll
Light has a particle-like energy and consists of…
Photons, it carries energy
Molecules that absorb photons of certain wavelength
Pigments (chlorophyll)
Energy released from breakdown of food. Acts as fuel for all reactions inside the cell.
ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate)
Another term for light independent reactions
Calvin Cycle
What goes IN light dependent reactions?
Light & Water
What comes OUT light dependent reactions
Oxygen Gas (specifically oxygen gas, not just oxygen)
Where light dependent reactions occur
Thylakoid
What goes IN light independent reactions (calvin cycle)
Carbon dioxide
What goes OUT light independent reactions
Carbohydrates
Where light independent reactions occur
Stroma
General term for sum of all chemical processes taking place inside the cell
Metabolism
2 categories of Metabolism
Anabolism (building up) and Catabolism (breaking down)
Cellular respiration falls under which category of metabolism?
Catabolism
Photosynthesis & Protein Synthesis falls under which category of metabolism?
Anabolism
Metabolic pathway that breaks down glucose and produces ATP
Cellular Respiration
