Photosynthesis Vocab Quiz

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Across
  1. 1. process that releases energy and CO2 by breaking down glucose when oxygen is present
  2. 3. process where autotrophic organisms convert atmospheric CO2 into C compounds
  3. 6. a flattened, membranous sac inside a chloroplast
  4. 11. organelle that produces ATP through the process of oxidative phosphorylation
  5. 12. one of the reactants of photosynthesis and products of cellular respiration
  6. 13. uses chemical energy to make their food
  7. 15. main energy source that cells use for most of their function
  8. 17. electron carrier in photosynthesis
  9. 18. ATP is used to move things out of the cell
  10. 20. cycle the process where autotrophs take in inorganic matter and transform it to organic matter
  11. 21. movement of energy through ecosystems
  12. 23. what comes out of photosynthesis
  13. 24. occurs when chemical bonds are broken and reformed
  14. 25. stacks of thylakoid
Down
  1. 2. the process of converting light energy to chemical energy
  2. 4. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food
  3. 5. second part of photosynthesis where CO2, NADPH, and ATP produces glucose and water
  4. 7. the first part of photosynthesis where solar energy is converted to ATP and NADPH, releasing oxygen
  5. 8. organelle that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive photosynthesis
  6. 9. ATP is used to move things into the cell
  7. 10. pores in the leaves that allow for gas exchange with the plant and atmosphere
  8. 12. pigment that absorbs sunlight to drive photosynthesis
  9. 14. an organism that obtains food by eating other organisms
  10. 16. organisms that use light energy from the sun to make their food
  11. 19. product of light-dependent reaction; electron donor
  12. 22. the fluid in the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane