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| chemical factories powered by the sun |
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| sunlight is a type of energy called |
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| radiation, or electromagnetic energy |
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The site of photosynthesis
Found mostly in the interior cells of leaves |
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| Inside chloroplasts are membranous sacs called ________, which are suspended in a thick fluid, called ________ . |
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| Thylakoids are concentrated in stacks called_________ . |
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| The green color of chloroplasts is from ________, a light-absorbing pigment. |
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| tiny pores in leaves where carbon dioxide enters and oxygen exits |
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Sunlight provides the energy
Electrons are boosted “uphill” and added to carbon dioxide
Sugar is produced |
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| During photosynthesis, water is split into: |
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| ___________is transferred along with _______ and added to__________ to produce sugar. |
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| Hydrogen, electrons, carbon dioxide |
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| Oxygen escapes through _________ into the atmosphere. |
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| Photosynthesis occurs in two stages: |
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| light reaction, and the calivn cycle |
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| convert solar energy to chemical energy |
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| uses the products of the light reactions to make sugar from carbon dioxide |
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| Convert solar energy into chemical energy |
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| The full range of radiation is called |
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| the electromagnetic spectrum |
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| Chloroplasts contain several pigments: |
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| Chlorophyll a: Chlorophyll b: |
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Absorbs mostly blue-violet and red light
Participates directly in the light reactions |
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Absorbs mostly blue and orange light
Participates indirectly in the light reactions |
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Absorb mainly blue-green light
Participate indirectly in the light reactions
Absorb and dissipate excessive light energy that might damage chlorophyll |
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| The colors of fall foliage are due partly to the yellow-orange light reflected from |
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Chlorophyll molecules absorb photons of ________
______in the pigment gain energy.
As the electrons fall back to their ground state, energy is released as _______. |
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| light energy, electrons, heat or light |
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| is a group of chlorophyll and other molecules that function as a light-gathering antenna. |
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| Two types of photosystems cooperate in the light reactions: |
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The water-splitting photosystem
The NADPH-producing photosystem |
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| The light reactions are located in the |
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| An electron transport chain: |
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Connects the two photosystems
Releases energy that the chloroplast uses to make ATP |
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Functions like a sugar factory within the stroma of a chloroplast
Regenerates the starting material with each turn |
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Use CO2 directly from the air
Are very common and widely distributed |
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Close their stomata to save water during hot and dry weather
Can still carry out photosynthesis |
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Are adapted to very dry climates
Open their stomata only at night to conserve water |
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