AP Biology Photosynthesis Crossword

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  1. 3. not the actual product of the Calvin Cycle, but an ultimate byproduct (a sugar)
  2. 8. the source of carbon for the Calvin Cycle
  3. 9. used to make a proton gradient
  4. 10. the process by which light energy is converted to sugar (quite remarkable, really *makes James Watson face*)
  5. 11. the product of the light reactions
  6. 12. the thylakoids float in the stroma which is encased in this component of the chloroplast
  7. 14. responsible for the generation of ATP via electron transport
  8. 15. photosynthetic organelle
  9. 16. enzyme that catalyzes a reduction reaction
  10. 19. electrons fall down this to generate ATP
  11. 20. absorbs light at 680 nm
  12. 21. graph plotting a pigment's light versus wavelength
  13. 23. production of ATP using energy harvested from sunlight
  14. 26. Makes its own food
  15. 27. membranous sac that are stacked in columns called grana
  16. 29. protein complex surrounded by light harvesting complexes
  17. 30. electrons shuttled by ferredoxin to re-enter the cytochrome complex instead of creating NADPH
  18. 31. Waste product of photosynthesis, we breathe it
  19. 36. takes the high level electron
  20. 38. dense fluid within the chloroplast
  21. 41. enzyme responsible for the manufacture of ATP
  22. 43. output is one G3P
  23. 45. the afterglow of photons that are given off after an electron falls back to the ground state
  24. 47. a stack o' thylakoids
  25. 48. challenged prevailing notion that the oxygen given off from plants is derived from Carbon Dioxide. Discovered that Water is the real source of oxygen
  26. 49. intangible units of light that have a fixed quantity of energy
Down
  1. 1. reaction center complex surrounded by light harvesting complexes
  2. 2. ________ _______ Reactions aka photoreduction, the process by which light energy is captured by plants
  3. 4. phosphorylation that results in the production of NADPH
  4. 5. photosynthetic pigments
  5. 6. measures the ability of a pigment to absorb various wavelengths of light
  6. 7. the tissue in the interior of the leaf
  7. 13. the range of radiation
  8. 17. the pushing of Hydrogen ions across a membrane
  9. 18. the "head" of a chlorophyll molecule
  10. 20. process by which a chemical compound is broken down by photons
  11. 22. used bacteria to measure rates of photosynthesis
  12. 24. an organism that cannot fix carbon and uses organic carbon for growth
  13. 25. microscopic pores
  14. 28. the interior of the thylakoid
  15. 32. the rate of physiological activity versus a wavelength of light
  16. 33. low energy state
  17. 34. inconvertible form of energy in ATP synthesis and chemiosmotic potential
  18. 35. responsible for shuttling electrons back to the cytochrome complex (Cyclic)
  19. 37. catalyzed by rubisco
  20. 39. the distance between crests of waves
  21. 40. hydrocarbons that are various shades of yellow and orange
  22. 42. the difference between the ____ is a thousand fold between the stroma and the thylakoid space
  23. 44. green pigment within chloroplasts
  24. 46. electron acceptor in the light reactions
  25. 49. absorbs light at 700 nm