Photosynthesis
Across
- 3. is the ability to do work
- 5. organic pigment that does not absorb very well light in the green region of the spectrum
- 8. molecule that carries high energy electrons to different chemical reactions occurring at other places in the chloroplast.
- 11. fluid portion of chloroplast
- 12. saclike chlorophyll-containing membranes
- 13. a single molecule of ____________ can store more than 90 times the energy required and stored at an ATP bond
- 14. take place in thylakoid membranes and use energy from the sun to transform ADP to ATP
- 15. nearly all life on earth depends on the ability of ____________ to capture and convert energy from sunlight
Down
- 1. process of conversion of sunlight energy into chemical energy stored in the bonds of carbohydrates.
- 2. ATP and NADPH molecules are used to build high energy sugars from carbon dioxide and water at ________________
- 4. whenever the cells receive energy from food or sunlight, they use it to transform adenosine diphosphate into ATP by adding a _________ group to keep energy in the cell until needed.
- 6. range of wavelengths that are visible to our eyes, including shades of red, orange, yellow, green indigo and violet
- 7. accessory pigment that is usually overwhelmed by intense green reflected by chlorophyll.
- 9. light absorbing molecules used to capture energy from sunlight
- 10. High energy electrons in plants obtain their extra energy from
- 15. is used by fireflies to produce bioluminiscence