Photosynthesis Flashcards

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What does photosynthesis do

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Converts light energy into chemical energy, in the farms of chemical bands

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What is the photosynthesis equation

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Carbon dioxide + water -> Glucose + Oxygen

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Where does photosynthesis take place

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In the chloroplasts of palisade mesaphyll cells that make up leaves

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Photosynthesis =

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A series of oxidation-reducation reactions, that eventually lead to the production of Gloucester and oxygen

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What does the oxidation mean

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Means any one or combination of an atom gains oxygen an atom loses an electron a atom loses hydrogen

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What does the reduction mean in photosynthesis

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An atom loses oxygen
An atom gain an electron
An atom gains hydrogen

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What two photosynthesis occurs in 2 stages

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The light dependent reaction

The light independent reaction (the Calvin Cycle)

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Light dependent reaction depends on

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The purpose of this stage is to harness light energy to make 3 chemical products

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What are the 3 chemical products in the light dependent reaction

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ATP
NADPH
OXYGEN

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What is the Calvin cycle

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It is a series of reactions that produce get organic compounds that a plant needs including glucose

ATP and NADH are essential in these reactions

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