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Photosynthesis
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Keywords:
Producers and
photosynthesis
Notes:
 Green plants are the base of ________ _____. They
are the ____________ or ______________ that make
their own food.
 Herbivores are the ____________ ____________ and
they eat plants.
 Carnivores are the secondary and higher
_____________, and they eat animals.
 _________________ are microorganisms and fungi,
and they break down organisms.
Photosynthesis in
 Photosynthesis is the process by which green
the leaf
______________, ____________ and some bacteria
capture ___________ ___________ to form simple
__________ using __________ and ___________
__________ and release ______________ gas as a
byproduct
 Green plants have ________________ , specialized
organelles in green plants and some other
photosynthetic organisms that capture the energy
from _________________ and convert it into
_________________ energy.
In plant cells, photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts.
In green plants the color(pigment) is due to
____________________, the green photosynthetic pigment
found in ____________ of plants that absorbs light energy
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required for photosynthesis.
 Chloroplast regions: grana and stroma.
 Grana: Part of the chloroplast structure consisting
of ____________of membrane-bound compartments
(________________) containing the pigment
_______________.
 __________________: A membrane-bound
compartment in the chloroplast, which is the site of
the _____________
________________ ___________________ of
photosynthesis.
 Stroma: The ________-_________ space outside the
thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast.
Label the chloroplast
The importance
of chlorophyll
Which part of the plant contains the most cells
specialized for photosynthesis?
______________
Name the plant cell organelle where photosynthesis
occurs.
___________________
The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is all the
wavelengths of electromagnetic energy, from low-
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frequency, low-energy radio waves to visible light to
high frequency, high-energy gamma rays.
Chlorophyll absorbs visible rays and captures their
energy. There are two types:
Two types of
Reactions in
photosynthesis
The Basic
photosynthesis
reaction.
 ______________ a absorbs _______, some ___________________.
 ______________ b absorbs ________, some ____________
and red.
 Light-dependent reactions: A set of photosynthetic
reactions during which ________________ traps and
stores ___________ ______________; occurs in the
______________ of the chloroplast.
 Light-independent reactions: A set of
photosynthetic reactions that uses energy stored
by the light dependent reactions to make
________________; occurs in the ______________ of the
_____________________.
6CO2 + 6H2O
C6H12O6 + 6O2
 Photosynthesis consists of many reactions but can
be summarized in one equation.
 Energy from __________________ is used to start
reacting with carbon dioxide and
___________________.
 These reactions produce _______________ such as
__________________, which store energy and oxygen
gas, which r the atmosphere.
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The result of
photosynthesis
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 Captures the sun’s energy
 Makes food for all organisms in the food web
 As animals eat plants and each other, ____________
travels up the __________ ___________. Some is lost as
_____________.
What substance, produced during photosynthesis,
provides food for plants and animals in a food web?
__________________ (C6H12O6)
What gas is produced during photosynthesis and is
released into the atmosphere?
____________________ (O2)
Which reactant in the photosynthesis equation is the
source of hydrogen for sugar molecules?
Food from
Photosynthesis
_______________
 Photosynthesis makes _________ for organisms
 All life on Earth, both on land and in the water,
depends on ____________________.
 On land, ______________ ______________ make food
for themselves and other land organisms.
 Most ocean photosynthesizers are
______________ and __________________.
Oxygen from
Photosynthesis
 ________________, released by photosynthesis, enters
the atmosphere as a gas.
 Photosynthesis has been adding _______________ to
the ___________________ since photosynthetic
organisms first evolved __________ to __________
billion years ago.
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Products from
photosnthesis
Fossil fuels from
photosynthesis
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 Now, about ______________ of the atmosphere is
oxygen, and most life requires it.

 F
 M
 F
 B
 A
 _____________ ___________, such as coal, oil and
_______________ _________, from the remains of
plants in ancient forests and _______________ in
shallow seas.
 Over long time periods, __________ _______________
___________ _________ _________ ________
_________________ ___________heat and high
pressure, forming fossil fuels.
 Modern civilization gets most of its energy from
fossil fuels, which resulted from photosynthesis.
In which ways is photosynthesis important to life on
Earth?
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Summarize the process of photosynthesis:
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Notes:
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