Photosynthesis: An Overview

Where does photosynthesis occur?

• mitochondria
• stomata
• xylem
• chloroplast

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Which of the following is not needed for photosynthesis to occur?

• sunlight
• carbon dioxide
• water
• oxygen

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Which is not found in the chloroplast?

• Stroma
• Chlorophyll
• Mitochondria
• Thylakoid

What absorbs energy from visible light?

• Chlorophyll
• Chloroplast
• Stroma
• Carbon Dioxide

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Which term is the part of photosynthesis when light energy is captured and transferred to a molecule, such as ATP?

• light- independent reactions
• cellular respiration
• light- dependent reactions
•  photosynthesis

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Which term is the part of photosynthesis when energy is used to make sugars like glucose?

• light- independent reactions
• cellular respiration
• light- dependent reactions
•  photosynthesis

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In a light-independent reaction, ATP and CO₂ is needed to make  _____.

• carbon dioxide
• sugar 
• ATP
• chlorophyll

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Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called ____.

• Lamellae

• Stroma

• Grana

• Glucose

The main source of energy for all life comes from ____.

• the Earth
• the moon
• the sun
• the food we eat/make

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6CO₂ + 6H₂0 + light energy -> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

_{In this chemical equation, the highlight red is called the ______.}

• product

• reactant

• yields

• production

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