Photosynthesis

Front

Which organelle performs photosynthesis?

Back

Chloroplast

Front

Why do leaves look green?

Back

they contain a molecule named chlorophyll

Front

Plants use ______ as food and a building block for growth.

Back

glucose (sugar)

Front

Light-dependent (aka Calvin Cycle) reactions take place in the thylakoid membrane of which plant organelle?

Back

chloroplast

Front

What is one reactant that heterotrophs (like us humans) breathe out that plants use?

Back

Front

Plants are __________, they make their own food.

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What is the chemical formula for water?

Back

H₂O

Front

What is the chemical formula for glucose?

Back

C₆H₁₂O₆

Front

If carbon dioxide is completely removed from a plant’s environment, what would you expect to happen to the plant’s production of Glucose?

Back

Glucose will not be produced.

Front

If we enclosed a plant in an air-proof bottle, what would happen to the rate of photosynthesis?

Back

Gradually slow down to zero because CO₂ is used up.