Photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 3. the most abundant light-absorbing pigment
  2. 5. chemical reactions and processes occurring at the cellular level
  3. 6. this gas was not present in Earth's early atmosphere, but is essential to life
  4. 7. the viscous fluid inside of the chloroplast
  5. 9. metabolic reactions that allow autotrophs to harness the sun's energy
  6. 10. the interior of a thylakoid
  7. 12. pores in leaves that allow for gas exchange
  8. 13. facilitates a chemical reaction, but is not one of the reactants
  9. 14. common nickname for ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase
  10. 15. a reaction where energy is consumed
  11. 18. biological catalyst
Down
  1. 1. a reaction where energy is released
  2. 2. also known as PGAL and this is the 3-carbon product of photosynthesis
  3. 4. creates inefficiency during hot days when rubisco combines with oxygen rather than carbon dioxide
  4. 6. to lose an electron
  5. 8. flattened membrane sacks found within the chloroplast
  6. 11. ___________ pigments transfer absorbed energy to chlorophyll a
  7. 16. to gain an electron
  8. 17. _______ cycle - where carbon is fixed into complex molecules.