Photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 4. A group of accessory pigments that includes beta-carotene
  2. 7. Name of the entire process in which a plant produces it own food
  3. 10. A compound needed for photosynthesis
  4. 11. One of two compounds converted during photosynthesis (two words)
  5. 14. Part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll
  6. 15. Term for an organism that can create their own food "self feeders"
  7. 17. Photosynthesis uses this form of energy to drive the process
Down
  1. 1. Cycle / Process by which carbon circulates around the earth as plants remove carbon from the atmosphere and animals add carbon to the atmosphere
  2. 2. The process of converting energy from a light-excited electron in the pyrophosphate bond of an ADP molecule
  3. 3. A by-product of photosynthesis
  4. 5. Term for organisms that cannot directly capture the sun's energy and make their own food
  5. 6. Flattened sacs or vesicles containing photosynthetic chemicals
  6. 8. Specialized structures that allow gas to enter and leave the leaf
  7. 9. Chlorophyll absorbs every color of sunlight except this
  8. 12. Part of a plant cell that gathers light energy
  9. 13. Some of these organisms are also photosynthetic
  10. 15. Molecule used to store energy
  11. 16. Cycle Once considered the dark reaction of photosynthesis, can also be referred to as the light-dependent reaction
  12. 17. Place where the Calvin Cycle occurs