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  1. What are the reactants for the photosynthesis reactions?
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Water
Carbon dioxide
Sunlight

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  1. What are the products for the photosynthesis reactions?
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glucose sugar

oxygen gas

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  1. How does a plant obtain the reactants needed for photosynthesis?
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Plants absorb water through their roots, and carbon dioxide through their leaves

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  1. What role is played by the hydrogen ions that were released from the water molecules?
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The hydrogen atoms combine with the oxygen atoms to be released in the thylakoid

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  1. What is the main photosynthetic pigment of photosynthesis?
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Chlorophylla-a

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  1. Explain why chlorophyll appears green in color
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Chloroplasts

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  1. What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
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Allows plants to absorb energy from light

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  1. Why is sunlight needed in photosynthesis?
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So it can be used to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) into carbohydrates

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  1. Name the part of the leaf that is the primary region of photosynthesis.
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Chloroplasts

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  1. Explain what happens when sunlight hits chlorophyll molecules
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The energy from the light excites an electron from its ground energy level to an excited energy level

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  1. What is the name of the electron carrier in photosynthesis?
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Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP)

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  1. What is the purpose of the light dependent reaction?
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To convert solar energy into chemical energy in the form of NADPH and ATP (which are used in light-independent reactions and fuel the assembly of sugar molecules)

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  1. Water molecules are broken down in the light dependent reactions. Name the three substances that are formed when water molecules are broken down.
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Hydrogen atoms
Electrons
Oxygen

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  1. What happens to the oxygen released from the water molecules?
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The oxygen atoms join to form molecular oxygen (O 2 ), (a waste product of photosynthesis)

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  1. Describe what happens to the high-energy electrons that are produced by photosystem 1.
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They are carried to chemical reactions somewhere else in the cell

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  1. What is the name of the enzyme found in thylakoid membranes that is ued to produce ATP?
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Integral membrane proteins

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