Reading Guide: Photosynthesis Ch 10
Part I: Pages 184-197
1. What is photosynthesis?
2. Where does photosynthesis occur?
3. What is the equation for photosynthesis?
4. What is the energy source for photosynthesis?
5. In what cells in the leaf does photosynthesis usually occur?
6. Why are leaves green? Why are chloroplasts green?
7. After photosynthesis what atmospheric gas is increased? What gas is decreased?
8. What are the 2 chemical reactions/parts that occur in photosynthesis?
9. How is energy transferred in the light-dependent reactions?
10. What is the role of NADP+?
11. What are the products of the light-dependent reactions?
12. Where do the light-dependent reactions occur?
13. What is required for the light-independent reactions to occur?
14. How is ATP made in photosynthesis?
15. What happens in cyclic photophosphorylation?
16. What happens in noncyclic photophosphorylation?
Part 2: Pages 198-203
17. Where do the light-independent reactions occur?
18. Is light necessary for the light-dependent reactions? The light-independent reactions?
19. What is the purpose of the light-independent reactions?
20. What cycle in photosynthesis is important for life?
21. What are the 3 phases of the light-independent reactions?
22. What is photorespiration? Is ATP produced during it? In what type of plants does it
occur?
23. What advantage do C4 plants have over C3 plants? How do they accomplish this?
24. What do CAM plants do in order to by-pass photorespiration?
25. In what cell(s) does (do) photosynthesis take place in C3 plants? C4 plants? CAM
plants?