Photosynthesis Review
Across
- 4. Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide are the _______ in photosynthesis.
- 8. Tiny molecules in the chloroplast that absorb sunlight and give leaves their green color.
- 9. Energy from sunlight is absorbed by chlorophyll and converted into stored chemical energy in the form of _____ and NADPH.
- 10. Photosynthesis begins with the absorption of _______ and water in a process known as the light-dependent reaction.
- 12. The process that plants use to make their own food.
- 13. NADP+ and _____ are energy-carrying molecules that return to the light-dependent reactions to obtain more energized electrons.
Down
- 1. Glucose is the ________ of the Calvin cycle.
- 2. The gas that is released as a product of photosynthesis.
- 3. The part of the plant cell that uses sunlight to make food for the plant.
- 5. One of the products of photosynthesis.
- 6. The gas that is absorbed by the stomata during the light-independent reaction.
- 7. Area of the chloroplast where the light-dependent reactions take place.
- 10. Where the light-independent reaction (Calvin cycle) takes place.
- 11. The part of the plant where carbon dioxide enters through the stomata.