Unit Two Common Assessment Study Guide

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What describes the relationship between photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

Back

Products of one process are reactants for the other.

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What is the primary role of ATP in biochemical reactions?

Back

Provides energy for reactions.

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What is the primary function of chloroplasts?

Back

To convert sunlight into glucose.

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Which organelle contains its own DNA and converts energy?

Back

Mitochondria.

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What is the primary energy transformation in photosynthesis?

Back

Light energy to chemical energy.

Front

Define photosynthesis.

Back

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is cellular respiration?

Back

The process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

Back

Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, primarily from the sun, to drive the photosynthesis process.

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What are the main products of photosynthesis?

Back

Glucose and oxygen.

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What are the main reactants of cellular respiration?

Back

Glucose and oxygen.