Unit 8 A: Photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 2. where the light dependent reactions occur
  2. 4. the gaseous product plants make during photosynthesis
  3. 5. the orange/red pigment plants use to absorb light energy
  4. 8. the process of using sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugar and oxygen
  5. 10. organisms that are able to use light energy from the sun to produce food
  6. 11. the molecule that is created during photosynthesis as the metabolic energy source for plants
  7. 13. the green pigment plants use to absorb light energy
Down
  1. 1. carbon ________, the gaseous reactant plants use in photosynthesis
  2. 3. the source of energy in photosynthesis
  3. 6. organisms that cannot use the sun’s energy to create chemical energy
  4. 7. the part of the electromagnetic spectrum plants obtain their energy from
  5. 8. the protein that is responsible for determining the color of an organism
  6. 9. where the light independent reactions/Calvin cycle occurs
  7. 12. the organelle in plants and certain algae that is the site of photosynthesis