Photosynthesis Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 2. another name for the light-independent reactions
  2. 5. organelle that produces ATP through the process of oxidative phosphorylation
  3. 6. an organism that obtains food by eating other organisms
  4. 8. organelle that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive photosynthesis
  5. 9. electron carrier in photosynthesis
  6. 12. pores in the leaves that allow for gas exchange with the plant and atmosphere
  7. 14. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  8. 17. process that releases energy and CO2 by breaking down glucose when oxygen is present
  9. 18. organisms that use light energy from the sun to make their food
  10. 19. the fluid in the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane
  11. 21. pigment that absorbs sunlight to drive photosynthesis
Down
  1. 1. stacks of thylakoid
  2. 3. uses chemical energy to make their food
  3. 4. the first part of photosynthesis where solar energy is converted to ATP and NADPH, releasing oxygen
  4. 7. occurs when chemical bonds are broken and reformed
  5. 10. the process of converting light energy to chemical energy
  6. 11. one of the reactants of photosynthesis and products of cellular respiration
  7. 13. a flattened, membranous sac inside a chloroplast
  8. 15. main energy source that cells use for most of their function
  9. 16. process where autotrophic organisms convert atmospheric CO2 into C compounds
  10. 20. product of light-dependent reaction; electron donor