Photosynthesis (COMPLETED SET) Flashcards

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What are the stages of photosynthesis?

A

THe light reactions and the Calvin Cycle

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What does the Calvin cycle do?

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Uses CO2 and chemical energy (reactants) to synthesize glucose (product)

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What do the Light reactions do? (Reactants and products)

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Convert light (photons) and H2O (both reactants) into chemical energy and O2 (products)

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Where does photosynthesis take place?

A

The chloroplast

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Where does the Calvin cycle happen?

A

The stroma

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Where does chemical energy come from to power the Calvin Cycle?

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The light reactions

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What are all the things that go into the chloroplast? What are the products?

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Light, water, CO2. O2 and glucose

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What are stomata? What do they do?

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Openings/pores on leaves, let CO2 into plant and release O2

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What are the reactants of photosynthesis?

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CO2 and H2O

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9
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In a sentence, what happens during photosynthesis?

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Chloroplasts use energy from light to turn CO2 and H2O into sugar and O2

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What are the products of photosynthesis?

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Sugar and O2 (byproduct)

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