bio 20 crossword

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Across
  1. 6. - Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, a molecule that carries electrons in photosynthesis.
  2. 8. -Individual packets of light energy
  3. 10. - Process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods.
  4. 13. - A three-carbon molecule produced during the Calvin cycle, which can be used to
  5. 14. - Process by which water molecules are split into oxygen, electrons, and protons during photosynthesis.
  6. 15. -An oxidation is a reaction in which an atom or molecule _____ electrons.
  7. 16. - The second stage of photosynthesis in which carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using ATP
  8. 17. -The _____ actually contains the chlorophyll.
  9. 18. -Series of proteins and other molecules that transfer electrons during the light-dependent reactions
  10. 20. -A reduction is a reaction in which an atom or molecule _____ electrons.
  11. 21. - Small openings on the underside of leaves that allow for gas exchange
Down
  1. 1. - The initial incorporation of carbon dioxide into organic compounds during photosynthesis
  2. 2. - Complex of proteins and pigments that absorbs light energy and splits water molecules in the light-dependent reactions
  3. 3. - Stacks of thylakoids inside chloroplasts
  4. 4. - Addition of a phosphate group to a molecule, often used in energy transfer reactions.
  5. 5. - Complex of proteins and pigments that absorbs light energy in the light-dependent reactions.
  6. 7. - Reactions of photosynthesis that require light to occur.
  7. 9. - Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
  8. 11. - Membrane-bound compartments inside chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions occurs
  9. 12. -In total, there is a net consumption of _____- water molecules for every one glucose molecule formed.
  10. 19. - Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell