Photosynthesis Intro Reading

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

• To absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

• To initiate the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis

• To produce oxygen as a byproduct

• To regulate the temperature of the plant

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B.C.2.RAS.d

C.IM.1.ICSC.b

C.IM.1.ICSC.d

What is the main purpose of photosynthesis?

• To convert light energy into chemical energy

• To convert chemical energy into light energy

• To convert heat energy into chemical energy

• To convert chemical energy into heat energy

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

What is the purpose of the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis?

• To convert atmospheric carbon dioxide into oxygen

• To convert ATP and NADPH into light energy

• To convert atmospheric carbon dioxide to glucose

• To convert light energy into ATP and NADPH

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

ATP and NADPH are generated in the light-dependent reactions to____ the Calvin cycle.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

The oxygen in our atmosphere comes from the splitting of _____ during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis occurs in these organelles in plant cells that carry out this process:

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NGSS.HS-LS1-5

The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place specifically in these membranes while the Calvin Cycle takes place in this fluid.

• stroma, thylakoid

• thylakoid, stroma

• cell, stroma

• nuclear, thylakoid