Studied by 15 peopleWhat cells contain chloroplasts?
Plants, algea
What is the energy autotrophs use to make their own energy
sunlight
The food making process is called
Photosynthesis
What are the raw materials for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide, water, sunlight
What simple sugar is produced?
Glucose
What gas is used?
Carbon Dioxide
What gas is released?
Oxygen
About how many chloroplasts can be found in photosynthetic cells?
thousand
How many membranes in a chloroplasts
2
The outer membrane of chloroplast is…
smooth
The individual sacs formed by the inner membrane is called…
thylakoid
thylakoids are arranged in…
stacks
What pigment is found inside thylakoid?
chlorophyll
What color is chlorophyll?
green
other pigments that trap sunlight are called…
Accessory pigments
What color are accessory pigments?
red, orange, yellow, brown
Stacks in thylakoids are called…
grana
Stacks or grana are connected to each other by…
lamellae
In order to carry out functions, all organisms require…
energy
what is the ultimate energy for alll life on earth
sunlight
During photosynthesis, the energy from the sun is stored in..
organic compounds
WHat three organisms can carry out photosynthesis?
plants, algae, bacteria,euglena
What gel like solution surrounds chloroplasts?
stroma
What are the function of pigments?
Absorbs light
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