Photosynthesis

1. independent The Dark Reactions are also known as
3. stashed/stored in sacs within the chloroplast called thylakoid.
4. pigments absorb sunlight, but do not produce energy directly.
6. Spectrum of pigments...
8. microscopic holes in the underside of leaves. allows oxygen to escape, and carbon dioxide to enter. surrounded by guard cells, which open and close the stomata.
11. organelle where photosynthesis occurs.
13. organisms that go through photosynthesis.
14. usually refers to xanthophyll and carotene
15. one billionth of a meter (1/1,000,000,000), used to measure the wavelength of light
16. colors that absorb light. Produces energy from the sunlight it absorbs. EX. chlorophyll a

2. membranes inside where "the light-reactions" occur with the Electron Transport Chain.
3. plants in order to conserve H2O, they don't go through Calvin Cycle. Instead they make 4-carbon compounds. Can withstand drought. Examples: Corn, crabgrass, sugarcane
5. plants plants that open their stomata during the night (not during daytime, like C3 or C4 plants) in order to conserve water. - grows very slowly as a result examples: cactus, pineapple, jade
7. a jelly-like fluid inside surrounding the thylakoids where "The Calvin Cycle" occurs (mostly in Dark).
9. Calvin Cycle occurs in the stroma (just outside of the thylakoid)
10. the process of using water, carbon dioxide (CO2), and sunlight to produce glucose and oxygen.
11. plants Most plants are C3 plants. This is where they open their stomata during the day (more CO2 available during daytime), and go through Calvin Cycle.
12. spectrum the colors of light that the human eye can see.