Photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 2. Leaks out of pores when guard cells are open
  2. 3. The green pigment responsible for most of the photosynthesis in a plant
  3. 6. A waxy covering on the upper and lower surface of a leaf that helps prevent water loss
  4. 9. Discovered the light independent reaction that converts CO2 into glucose
  5. 10. Any substance that can absorb light
  6. 12. Carries high-energy electrons and a hydrogen to the Calvin Cycle
  7. 14. Structural unit of photosynthesis
  8. 16. A dense solution that surrounds the thylakoids.
  9. 17. Organisms that cannot make their own food
  10. 18. Energy rich molecule; Adenosine triphosphate
  11. 20. Carries water up the plant
  12. 21. The opening into the leaf
  13. 23. The source of all energy on Earth
  14. 24. A waste product of photosynthesis
Down
  1. 1. Organisms that can make their own food
  2. 4. Wavelengths are ________ and can be seen with the naked eye.
  3. 5. Pores in the leaf through which CO2 and O2 are exchanged
  4. 7. Photosynthesis is converting _______ energy from the sun into glucose
  5. 8. The central middle area of a leaf containing most of the chlorophyll in plants
  6. 11. Big stacks of thylakoids
  7. 13. Cells that are found on either side of a stoma.
  8. 15. Cluster of pigments responsible for collecting light
  9. 19. Major photosynthetic organ of plants
  10. 22. Carries food down the plant