Photosynthesis- Quiz Notes

Photosynthesis is performed by

autotrophs

Autotrophs contain

chloroplasts

Thyrakoids

Flattened membrane bound sacs in which chlorophyll resides in.

The space inside the thylakoid us called the

thylakoid space

Grana

Stack of thylakoids in a column

Stroma

What the thylakoids and grana are surrounded by

Photosynthetic prokaryotes lack chloroplasts but perform photosynthesi

Chloroplasts contain their own

DNA

Equation for photosynthesis

6(CO2) + 6(H20) + Sunlight → C6H12O6 + 6(O2)

The reactants in photosynthesis are

carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

The products of photosynthesis are

glucose and oxygen

Light is a form of

radiant energy

Electromagnetic Spectrum

Complete range of radiant energy

As sunlight shines on an object, the objects surface is bombarded with

photons

Plants absorb _

radiant energy

Pigment

A molecule containing atoms that enable it to absorb light

Chlorophyll

Main pigment in photosynthesis

Cartenoids

Yellow and orange pigments in a plant

Cartenoids ____ and ____ excessive light that may damage the plant

absorb and disappate

Anthocyanins

Xanthophylls

Yellow

Tannins

Brown

Photosystems

Pigments in photosynthesis are arranged in clusters in thylakoids.

If a photo strikes any where in the photosystem, energy is transferred to chlorophyll _

a

Chlorophyll A

Reaction Center

The photosystems are named in the order they were ___-

discovered