Across
- 2. (A limiting factor for photosynthesis)
- 5. (Gain of electrons, gain of hydrogen, or loss of oxygen)
- 7. (The only unused byproduct of the light-dependent reaction)
- 8. (In what part of the chloroplasts does the light-independent stage of photosynthesis take place?)
- 9. (The number of cycles the light-independent reaction must do to form one six-carbon glucose molecule) of cell
- 11. (A molecule which is constantly recycled between the light-dependent and light-independent reactions by condensation and hydrolysis reactions, abbreviated)
- 14. (The topic on which this crossword is based)
- 16. (Thylakoids stack on top of each other to form what?)
- 18. (The addition of a phosphate molecule to ADP occurs in 3 ways: Oxidative phosphorylation, Substrate-level phosphorylation, and photophosphorylation)
- 20. (The light-dependent stage of photosynthesis takes place in this part of the chloroplasts)
Down
- 1. (The only non-recycled product of the light-independent reaction)
- 3. (ATP is used to provide energy to change the shape of carrier proteins in plasma membranes, allowing molecules or ions to move against the concentration gradient)
- 4. (This is formed in the Calvin Cycle when glycerate 3-phosphate is reduced by ATP and NADPH; written without spaces)
- 6. (Another name for the light-independent reaction)
- 10. (In the light-dependent reaction, two water molecules are split into four electrons, one oxygen molecule, and four protons)
- 12. (If all other limiting factors are at optimum levels, and carbon dioxide levels change from 0.04% to 0.1%, the rate of photosynthesis in a nearby plant will increase)
- 13. (ATP stands for adenosine triphosphate)
- 15. (This molecule reacts twice in one cycle of the light-independent reaction, abbreviated)
- 17. (Gas exchange in and out of the leaf occurs through this type
- 19. (Loss of electrons, loss of hydrogen, or gain of oxygen)