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Photosynthesis
Biology
Question | Answer |
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What organisms make their own food? (plants and algae are examples) | Autotrophs |
Photosynthesis converts ________ energy into _______ energy in the form of glucose. | Light, Chemical |
Light absorbing molecules are called? | Pigments |
The main plant pigment is called? | Chlorophyl |
What is the laboratory technique that separates plant pigments for study? | Chromatography |
What part of the plant cell does photosynthesis occur? | Chloroplast |
What is the chemical formula for photosynthesis? | H2O+CO2+O2+glucose |
What are the two stages of photosynthesis? | Light-dependent reaction and Calvin Cycle |
What are small holes on the underside of leaves that let them exchange the gases used in photosynthesis? | Stoma |
What opens and closes stomata? | Guard cells |
Process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water to food is _______? | Photosynthesis |
________ are stacks of thylakoids within chloroplasts. | Grana |
What is a saclike membrane that is the structural unit of the grana in the chloroplasts of plant cells? | Thylakoid |
What is the connective tissue framework of an organ, gland, or other structure? | Stroma |
A ________ is a protecting film covering the epidermis of leaves. | Cuticle |
What is the the lower layer of the ground tissue of a leaf? | Spongy mesophyll |
What is the upper layer of ground tissue in a leaf? | Palisade mesophyll |
What is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation? | Transpiration |
______ is one of the two types of transport tissue in vascular plants, phloem being the other. | Xylem |
What is the the vascular tissue in plants that conducts sugars and other metabolic products downward from the leaves? | Phloem |
__________ are organic pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants. | Carotenoids |
What is a yellow carotenoid pigment found with chlorophyll in green plants? | Xanthophylls |