Photosynthesis Crossword Puzzle

6. organelle in the cells of plants and algae, that contains chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis.
7. outer layer of skin that consists mainly of epithelial cells and lacks nerve endings and blood vessels.
8. organic compound that supplies energy to the body, such as sugar and starch.
10. transport chain series of electron-transport molecules that pass high-energy electrons from molecule to molecule and capture their energy.
11. specialized tissue inside plant leaves where photosynthesis takes place.
12. splitting water by light; produces the hydrogen ions and electrons used in light reactions and oxygen atoms.

1. second stage of photosynthesis in which carbon atoms from carbon dioxide are combined, using the energy in ATP and NADPH, to make glucose.
2. process in which cells use carbon dioxide, water, and light energy to make oxygen and glucose, an energy-storing sugar.
3. tiny pore in the leaf of a plant that can open and close to control transpiration (release of water vapor) and gas exchange with the air.
4. energy-carrying molecule that cells use to power their metabolic processes; provides the cell with an immediate usable form of energy.
5. short-term energy carrier; temporarily stores energy during photosynthesis.
9. structure within the cytoplasm of a cell that is enclosed within a membrane and performs a specific job.