photosynthesis

Question 1

photosynthesis

Answer 1

the process of capturing light energy to
power the production of glucose and oxygen from carbon
dioxide and water

Question 2

stroma

Answer 2

the fluid substance that makes up the interior of
chloroplasts. It is the site of the light-independent stage of
photosynthesis

Question 3

Rubisco

Answer 3

a pivotal enzyme involved in initial carbon
fixation during the light-independent stage of
photosynthesis

Question 4

photoresperation

Answer 4

a wasteful process in plants initiated by
Rubisco that limits photosynthesis

Question 5

CAM

Answer 5

plants that minimise photorespiration by
separating initial carbon fixation and the remainder of the
Calvin cycle over time

Question 6

C3

Answer 6

plants with no evolved adaptation to minimise
photorespiration

Question 7

C4

Answer 7

plants that minimise photorespiration by
separating initial carbon fixation and the remainder of the
Calvin cycle over space

Question 8

thylakoid

Answer 8

a flattened sac-like structure housed inside the chloroplast. Each thylakoid is made up of a chlorophyll containing membrane enclosing a lumen. Thylakoids are
the location of the light-dependent stage of photosynthesis

Question 9

chlorophyll

Answer 9

a chemical found in the thylakoids of
chloroplasts. It is responsible for absorbing light energy in
photosynthesis

Question 10

light dependent

Answer 10

the first stage of photosynthesis,
where light energy splits water molecules into oxygen and
hydrogen inside the thylakoid membranes.

Question 11

light independent

Answer 11

the second stage of photosynthesis where carbon dioxide is used to form glucose in the stroma of a chloroplast

Question 12

carbon fixation

Answer 12

the process in living organisms where
inorganic carbon, typically within carbon dioxide, is
converted into organic compounds such as glucose. Carbon
fixation is a central part of the light-independent stage of
photosynthesis