Plant Formula (Term Form)
Water + Sunlight + Air = Food (Gluecose) + Oxygen
Plant Formula (Chemical Form)
HĀ²O + Light Energy + COĀ² = C6 + H12 + O6 +O2 (Glucose)
Chlorophll
Green pigment that catches sunlight. Green is reflected while all other colors are absorbed.
Heterotroph
Gets food from elsewhere.
Autotroph
Makes own food.
Photoautotroph
Makes own food using light.
Photo
Light
Synthesis
To make/build
Photosynthesis
Occurs in Chloroplast.
Stroma
Location of dark reactions.
Thylakoid
Location of light reactions. Contains Chlorophyll.
Lamen
Thylacoid space
Lamella
Granum
Outer Membrane
Intermembrane Space