Photosynthesis Vocab Review

The process by which plants and other autotrophs capture and use light energy to make food from carbon dioxide and water

• Photosynthesis
• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Chlorophyll

• Equation

An organism that is able to capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Chlorophyll

• Equation

• Photosynthesis

An organism that cannot make its own food, but gets food by consuming other living things

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

• Heterotroph

• Chlorophyll

• Equation

A green photosynthetic pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants, algae, and some bacteria

• Chlorophyll
• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• photosynthesis

• Equation

 A statement that demonstrates equality between two mathematical or chemical expressions

• Equation
• Chlorophyll

• Heterotroph

• Autotroph

• Photosynthesis

(Sunlight) + 6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the formula for...

• Photosynthesis
• Respiration

Which of the following organisms in the coral reef ecosystem is responsible for releasing oxygen from the process of photosynthesis?

• Parrot fish

• Barracuda

• Algae

• Large fish

Which of the following is a PRODUCT of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water

• Sunlight

Where do plants get the carbon needed to make glucose molecules during photosynthesis?

• From the ground

• From the water

• From the air

• From the sun

What is the chemical formula for water?

• CO2

• C6H12O6

• H2O