Across
- 4. The sugar produced during photosynthesis.
- 8. The green pigment that absorbs light energy.
- 10. The enzyme that catalyzes the first step of carbon fixation.
- 11. Tiny pores on the leaf where gas exchange occurs.
- 12. The fluid-filled space surrounding the grana; site of the Calvin Cycle.
Down
- 1. Cycle The light-independent reactions that "fix" carbon into sugar.
- 2. The pancake-like sacs inside a chloroplast where light reactions occur.
- 3. The inner tissue of a leaf where most photosynthesis occurs.
- 5. The organelle where photosynthesis takes place.
- 6. A particle of light energy.
- 7. A stack of thylakoids (plural: grana).
- 9. The gas released as a byproduct.
- 13. The primary energy-carrying molecule in cells.