Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration Study Guide
1. Define a Redox Reaction, Oxidation, and Reduction.
Photosynthesis:
2. Define Autotroph and Heterotroph. Give examples of each.
3. Describe each part of a leaf
a. Mesophyll
b. Stomata
c. Chloroplast
d. Thylakoid
e. Granum
f. Stroma
4. What is the chemical formula for Photosynthesis? What is Reduced and Oxidized.
5. What are the two main steps of Photosynthesis?
6. What are the primary Reactants and Products of each step?
7. What colors of light do plants absorb best?
8. What molecules are the primary electron acceptors and electron donors of Photosynthesis?
9. What is the primary purpose of the Light Reactions? What do they make? Where do they occur?
10. What are the specific reactants and products of Photosystem II and I. Where do the products go?
Photosystem II
Photosystem I
11. What is the primary purpose of the Calvin Cycle? What does it make? Where does it occur?
12. What are the 3 main steps of the Calvin Cycle?
a.
b.
c.
13. What are the jobs of Rubisco and RuBP in the Calvin Cycle?
14. What are the reactants and products of the Calvin Cycle?
Cell Respiration:
1. How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis related?
2. Define the following terms
a. Aerobic Respiration
b. Anaerobic Respiration
c. Fermentation
3. What is the chemical formula for Cell Respiration? What parts are oxidized and reduced?
4. What are the 3 main stages of Cell Respiration?
a.
b.
c.
5. Where do each of these stages occur in the mitochondria?
6. What are the reactants and products of Glycolysis?
7. Where do the Products of Glycolysis go?
8. What must happen to a Pyruvate before it moves into the Citric Acid Cycle?
9. What are the reactants and products of the Citric Acid Cycle?
10. What are the jobs of Acetyl CoA and Oxaloacetate in the Citric Acid Cycle?
11. Where do the products of Citric Acid Cycle go?
12. What is the main purpose of Oxidative Phosphorylation?
13. What are the two steps in Oxidative Phosphorylation?
a.
b.
14. What is the purpose of each one of these steps?
15. After Glycolysis, if there is no oxygen available, what happens?
16. What are the two types of fermentation? Give an example of an organisms that uses each type.
a.
b.
17. Compare Aerobic Respiration to Fermentation. What are pros and cons of each?