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Photosynthesis

1. What occurs in the process of photosynthesis? cells use carbon dioxide and
energy from the Sun to make sugar molecules and oxygen
2. Write the overall equation for photosynthesis using words. Carbon dioxide

+ water +energy from light

3. 3. Write the overall equation for photosynthesis using chemical formulas. 6CO2 +

6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.

4. What does photosynthesis require in addition to water and carbon dioxide? It

requires light and chlorophyll
6. What is the principal pigment of plants? chlorophyll
7. Chloroplasts contain saclike photosynthetic membranes called thylakoid.
8. What is a granum? one of the lamellar stacks of chlorophyll-containing
thylakoids found in plant chloroplasts.

9. The region outside the thylakoid membranes in the chloroplasts is called the stroma

10. What are the two stages of photosynthesis called?

a. light dependent reactions
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b. light independent reactions

11. Complete the illustration of the overview of photosynthesis by writing the products
and the reactants of the process, as well as the energy source that excites the

electrons.

12. Where do the light-dependent reactions take place? thylakoid

13. What happens to water in the light-dependent reactions? Water is split during
the light reaction to form oxygen and Hydrogen ions

14. What are the products of the light-dependent reactions? ATP and NADPH

15. The light energy from the sun is converted to what type of energy and stored
where? Chemical energy and is stored chloroplasts.