photosynthesis

_____ are organisms (like humans) that obtain chemical energy from the food they eat

• heterotrophs

_____ organisms are capable of making their own food

• autotrophic

_____ (like plants) capture solar energy and convert it to chemical energy by photosynthesis

• photoautotrophs

_____ creates chemical energy which is passed up the food web to all organisms

• photosynthesis

photosynthesis releases _____, which is crucial for aerobic cellular respiration

• oxygen

photosynthesis reduces _____ from the atmosphere

• carbon dioxide

_____ occurs when inorganic carbon is incorporated into an organic molecule (like a sugar molecule)

• carbon fixation

write the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis:

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

The two stages of photosynthesis are the _________ and the ____________

• light dependent reactions; Calvin cycle

light dependent reactions produce _____ and _____

• ATP
• NADPH