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What molecules enter the light dependent reaction

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H2O-water

light

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What is the equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2+ 6H2O—-> C6H12O6+ 6 O2

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What molecules are produced in the light dependent reaction

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NADPH
ATP
Oxygen

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What molecules enter the light independent reactions

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Carbon dioxide

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What molecules are produced in the light independent reactions

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Glucose

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What is the name of the Cylic reaction that takes place after light reaction

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Calvin cycle/ dark reaction

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Where does the energy of food originally come from

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The sun- plants use light energy to make food

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Autotrophs are

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Organisms that make their own food

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What is an example of an autotroph

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Plant

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Heterotrophs are

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Organisms that obtain energy from food they eat

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Examples of heterotrophs are

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Animals

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What is one of the principal chemical compounds that living things used to store energy

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ATP

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How is ATP different from ADP

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ATP has three phosphate groups and ADP has two phosphate groups

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What are three factors that affect the rate at which photosynthesis occurs

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Temperature – increases with temperature
Carbon dioxide – increases with increased in carbon dioxide concentration
Light energy – requires energy which is obtained from light

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What is the ganum

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Stack of thylakoids together

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What is the Lemela

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Stick like structure that connects the thylakoids together

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Where is the site of photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts

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What is the stroma

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The stroma is the liquid that sells the site of photosynthesis (chloroplast)

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What occurs during cellular respiration

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Plants break down sugars during cellular respiration for food for themselves

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How does the overall reaction for photosynthesis compared to the overall reaction for cellular respiration

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It is the reverse of the overall reaction for cellular respiration
Mirrored

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What plant pigments are involved in photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll B

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The light reaction takes place in the

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Thylakoids

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Calvin cycle takes place in the

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Stroma

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Happens to watermelon kills in the light reactions

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What are molecules are split to get electrons ions and oxygen gas

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What to products of the light reactions are used up in the Calvin cycle

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ATP and NADPH

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What happens to carbon dioxide molecules in the Calvin cycle reactions

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Carbon dioxide molecules are combined with each other and with the electrons from NADPH to form glucose

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How can cells store sugar that is produced in photosynthesis

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It is stored as starch

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Define thylakoids

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Small disc likes compartments composed of membranes that of the site of light dependent photosynthesis

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