unit 5: photosynthesis

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Across
  1. 5. reactions ___ is the first stage of photosynthesis.
  2. 6. type of reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings
  3. 7. captures light energy in thylakoid membranes
  4. 9. process plants use to convert sunlight into chemical energy
  5. 10. inside chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll
  6. 11. gets excited by light energy
  7. 14. electron carrier that transports high-energy electrons in photosynthesis
  8. 15. positively charged particle found in the nucleus of an atom
Down
  1. 1. light-independent process that uses CO₂ to make glucose
  2. 2. the phase of the Calvin cycle that reforms the CO₂-acceptor molecule is ___.
  3. 3. green pigment
  4. 4. fluid-filled space in a chloroplast where the Calvin cycle occurs
  5. 8. photosynthesis takes place in the ___.
  6. 12. fixation
  7. 13. a compound that is vital for life