Photosynthesis Crossword
Across
- 1. the organelle that performs photosynthesis
- 3. split into hydrogen, electrons, and oxygen during the light-dependent reactions
- 5. conversion of light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose
- 6. interior space of the chloroplast
- 7. occur in the stroma, converts carbon dioxide into sugars
- 9. a simple sugar manufactured in photosynthesis, energy source for plants and animals
- 12. the source of carbon for photosynthesis, absorbed from the air
- 13. small openings on the underside of a leaf through which gas exchange occurs
- 14. a molecule that absorbs wavelengths in the visible light spectrum
- 15. the main photosynthetic pigment, green-colored
Down
- 2. an organism that makes its own food; a producer
- 4. occur in the thylakoids, split water
- 8. dense interconnected sacs inside the chloroplast
- 10. another name for the light-independent reactions
- 11. an organism that must eat other organisms for energy; a consumer