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Photosynthesis Review Worksheet
Answer the Following
Try to answer the following questions without using your notes or your neighbor.
1. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
2. A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C.
The gas being collected is probably what?
3. In the overall equation for photosynthesis, six molecules of carbon dioxide result in the
formation of what molecule?
4. Which region of the visible light spectrum is not absorbed well by chlorophyll?
5. What are the products of the light reactions?
6. During what stage of photosynthesis is O2 produced?
7. The pigment molecules responsible for photosynthesis are located where?
8. The oxygen that is released as O2 during photosynthesis originated where?
Remember to Review Leaf Structure and Function!
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Short Answer (Answer the following questions)
9. Compare and contrast the CAM Cycle and the C4 cycle. Why does each occur?
10. Explain why leaves change color in the fall?
Answer the Following: Briefly describe the following stages of photosynthesis.
1. Light Reaction: Use the following vocabulary: Pigments, Electron Transport Chain, Water, ATP,
NADPH, Sunlight, Electrons
2. Calvin Cycle: Use the following vocabulary: RuBP, ATP, NADPH, Glucose, PGAL
For additional review, check out CRASH COURSE or KHAN ACADEMY on PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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