N5 3.3 Photosynthesis Flashcards

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Photosynthesis

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process that green plants use to produce their own food

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Chlorophyll

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green pigment that is found in chloroplasts

absorbs light energy

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Raw materials for photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide and Water

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Essential requirements for photosynthesis (besides the raw materials)

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Light energy and Chlorophyll

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Products of photosynthesis

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Glucose and Oxygen

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In the first stage of photosynthesis, light energy is used to split

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water

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Glucose sugar produced from photosynthesis can be used for...

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1.Respiration

2. 2.stored as Starch

3. 3.converted to Cellulose to make plant cell walls

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Cellulose

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structural carbohydrate used in plant cell walls

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Chloroplasts

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cell structure containing chlorophyll.

light energy from the sun is trapped by chlorophyll and converted into chemical energy in the form of glucose sugar.

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2 stages of photosynthesis

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1. 1.Light Reactions

2.Carbon fixation