Photosynthesis
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Created by:
DrPreBio on October 12, 2010
Subjects:
science, biology, life science, life science 7th grade, life science 7, biology 9th grade, biology 9, photosynthesis
Description:
Here are some vocabulary words (and some equations) for photosynthesis! Great for both pre-biology and biology.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Photosynthesis | The process of making sugar out of the energy from the Sun is _____________. |
| Reactants | Carbon dioxide and water are the _____________ in photosynthesis. |
| Products | Glucose and oxygen gas are the _____________ in photosynthesis. |
| Calvin Cycle | The _____________ is the second cycle of two in photosynthesis. |
| NADP+ | _____________ serves as a reducing agent in photosynthesis. |
| Electron Transport Chain | The _____________ carries electrons to the ATP Synthase. |
| ATP Synthase | The _____________ is where ADP is combined with P. |
| Light | At the reaction center of the photosystem, _____________ excites the electron. |
| NADPH | For each molecule of water, two electrons are sent to the primary electron acceptor to reduce NADP+ to _____________. |
| NADPH | The light reaction produces _____________ and ATP for use in the Calvin Cycle. |
| Photosystem | A _____________ has a cluster of a few hundred pigment molecules including chlorophylls and carotenoids. |
| Chlorophyll | _____________ is the pigment that participates directly in the light reactions. |
| Photon | A _____________ is a fixed quantity of light energy. |
| Red | _____________ is the color that drives photosynthesis the most. |
| Green | _____________ is the color that drives photosynthesis the least. |
| Oxygen | The Light Reactions create the _____________. |
| Glucose | The Calvin Cycle creates the _____________. |
| Mitochondria | The chloroplasts in a plant act like the _____________ in an animal. |
| Five | RuBP is a _____________ carbon sugar. |
| G3P | NADPH provides the high energy electrons that are added to carbon dioxide to create _____________ sugars. |
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