Introduction to Photosynthesis

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What is the green pigment located inside chloroplasts that gives plants their green color and plays an important role in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll

Front

What are the dark reactions of photosynthesis that convert carbon dioxide and other compounds into glucose, occurring in the stroma of chloroplasts?

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Light Independent Reactions (The Calvin Cycle)

Front

What gas is produced during the photosynthesis process and is essential for the survival of most living organisms?

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Oxygen

Front

What are the pouch-like sacs in chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll and are involved in light-dependent reactions?

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Thylakoid

Front

What is a substance that takes part and undergoes change during a chemical reaction?

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Reactant

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the primary product of photosynthesis that serves as energy for plants?

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Glucose

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What is the role of sunlight in the process of photosynthesis?

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Sunlight provides the energy needed for the light-dependent reactions.

Front

What is the fluid-filled area of a chloroplast where the light-independent reactions occur?

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Stroma

Front

What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?

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Light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle).