Photosynthesis

Question 1

What is photosynthesis?

Answer 1

A series of reactions that occur in planta to make our food (glucose) and O2 (oxygen)

Question 2

Photosynthesis occurs in what organelle in the plant cell?

Answer 2

Chloroplast

Question 3

What are the overall reactants of photosynthesis?

Answer 3

Sunlight
Water
Carbon Dioxide

Question 4

What are the overall products?

Answer 4

Glucose

Oxygen

Question 5

Photosynthesis can be dividen into 2 phases or reactions. What are they?

Answer 5

Light Phase and Dark Phase

Question 6

The chloroplast is composed of what two structures?

Answer 6

Grana: composed of several thylakoids

Stroma

Question 7

Where is the chlorophyll found?

Answer 7

In the thylakoids inside the chloroplast.

Question 8

The light phase occurs in what structure of the chloroplast?

Answer 8

Thylakoids

Question 9

The dark phase occurs in what structure of the chloroplast?

Answer 9

Stroma

Question 10

What happens in the light phase of photosynthesis?

Answer 10

Oxygen and the reactants (nadph and atp) for the dark phase are produced.

Question 11

What are the reactants for the light phase?

Answer 11

Sunlight and water

Question 12

In what part of the chloroplast does the dark phase occur?

Answer 12

Stroma

Question 13

What are the reactants for the dark phase?

Answer 13

NADPH
ATP
CO2

Question 14

What is the product of the dark phase?

Answer 14

Glucose

Question 15

What is the overall formula for photosynthesis?

Reactants ————-> Products

Answer 15

Water + CO2 + Sunlight <=> Glucose + Oxygen