“Cellular Feud”
The ONLY Game show to help you learn
the process of PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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What is Energy?
a)
b)
c)
d)
The ability to do work
Converts CO2
Is a Protein
Is an amino acid
What types of energy are
there?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Chemical
Kinetic
Heat
All of the above
Name that structure in
the green box.
a)ATP
b)NADPH
c) Thylakoid
d)Chloroplast
http://passscience.blogspot.com/2010/09/structure-of-cell-part-3.html
What does the chloroplast
in a plant cell do?
a)
b)
c)
d)
It absorbs the energy from the light to
manufacture and produce food
Takes nutrients from the soil
Main component of Mitosis
Produces sunlight
What phase does the thylakoid
membrane serve?
a) Light Dependent Phase
b) Light Independent Phase
(Calvin Cycle)
c) Phase that produces sugar
d) Phase that requires Carbon
Dioxide (CO2)
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/pae/botany/uno/graphics/uno01pob/vrl/
http://withfriendship.com/user/sathvi/thylakoid.php
What phase does the stroma
serve?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Phase that uses light for photosynthesis
Light-independent (dark) Phase (Calvin Cycle)
Phase that produce ATP and NADPH
Absorbing light phase
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Photosynthesis is the
process of
converting____________
______& ___________
into
___________.
a) Light, CO2, H2O, Glucose
b) Light, Energy, H2O,
electrons
c) CO2, H2O, electrons,
glucose
d) ATP, NADPH, H2O, Energy
http://www.123rf.com/photo_3102584_plant-in-soil-and-blue-sky-with-sun.html
Photosynthesis takes in Carbon Dioxide,
water, and sunlight and produces
what? (Two Answers Outputs)
a)
b)
c)
d)
H2O & Electrons
ATP & NADPH
ADP & CO2
Oxygen and Sugar
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=plants-versus-photovoltaics-at-
What is the balanced chemical
equation for photosynthesis?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Carbon dioxide + water + light→ Glucose + Oxygen or (6CO2 +
6H2O + light → 6C6H12O6 + 6O2)
Carbon dioxide + glucose + light→ water + Oxygen or (6CO2 +
6C6H12O6 + light → 6H2O + 6O2)
Glucose + Carbon dioxide + light→ water + Carbon dioxide +
Methane or (6C6H12O6 + 6CO2 + light → 6H2O + 6CO2 + CH4)
Oxygen + water + ATP → water + NADPH
Photosynthesis Concept
Map
What
Energy?
Photosynthesis
INPUTS
What two phases?
What
Energy?
Chemical
Energy
Uses?
Light Independent
Phase
Produces?
CO2
Uses?
Light Dependent
Phase
H2O
Gives off?
O2
Takes Place in?
Chloroplast
Fill in the missing piece of the map:
a) Potential Energy
b) Kinetic Energy
c) Mechanical Energy
d) Light Energy
Sugar
Glucose
OUTPUTS
What is an Enzyme?
a) A carbohydrate produced in the Calvin Cycle (light
independent phase)
b) A specialized carbohydrate which slows down chemical
reactions in cells
c) A specialized protein which speeds up chemical reactions in
a cell
d) An specialized amino acid used to produce ATP
http://biochemistryquestions.wordpress.com/2008/0
8/28/q-about-enzyme-regulation/
What is the function of a
chloroplast?
a)To produce sunlight for food
b)To turn mechanical energy to light energy
c) To absorb light energy and help produce food
for the plants
d)To produce help with diffusion and mitosis
Where in the chloroplast is the
chlorophyll found?
a)Stroma
b)Nucleus
c) Thylakoid
d)Cell memebrane
What is the function of pigment in
the leaves of plants?
a)To produce ATP and NADPH for the
Calvin Cycle
b)To help produce light energy
c)To absorb light energy
d)Control the shape of the plant cells
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What type of energy is used by all
living organisms?
a)Solar
b)Nuclear
c)Wind
d)Chemical
Plants use what kind of energy for
the light dependent phase?
a)Solar
b)Nuclear
c)Wind
d)Chemical
What is the input and output of the
Light Dependent Phase?
a)Input: light + water; Output: Oxygen
b)Input: Carbon dioxide; Output: glucose
c)Input: water + carbon dioxide: Output:
oxygen and glucose
d)Input: ATP & NADPH; Output: Carbon
Dioxide
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What is the product of the Light
Independent Phase?
a)Water
b)Oxygen
c) ATP
d)Sugars (glucose)
What are the products of
Photosynthesis?
a)Water and Carbon Dioxide
b)Oxygen and sugars (glucose)
c)ATP and NADPH
d)Carbon dioxide and glucose
http://markothepencil.com/html/science.html
Why are chloroplasts
green?
a) Because “its not easy being green”
b) Chloroplasts reflect green light
c) Chloroplasts absorb green light
d) Chloroplasts favorite color is green
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Are the cells pigments important?
a) No, it just aids in the color of the chloroplast
b) Yes, plants gather solar energy with the pigments
since they absorb light
c) Yes, they produce ATP
d) Yes, they help produce NADPH
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ATP?
a) Formed during photosynthesis, acts like a battery,
and releases energy when a phosphate is
removed
b) Is to complicated to understand
c) Released a constant amount of energy
d) Does not require photosynthesis
http://staff.jccc.net/pdecell/cellresp/respintro.html
If we follow the Calvin Cycle then
we can conclude that without CO2?
a) There will be no impact on sugar production
b) The production of water will stop for
photosynthesis
c) Oxygen will not be produced
d) Fewer sugars can be produced
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What is the definition of
“synthesis”?
a) Breaking down of compounds
b) Putting things together and energizing
c) Speeding up chemical reactions
d) Taking chemical reactions apart
What is a carbon skeleton?
a) A skeleton made of carbon instead of calcium
b) A stack of hydrocarbons
c) Inorganic molecular compounds
d) Carbons bonding with one or more carbon
atoms
What happens to water in the light
dependent phase?
a) It gets taken apart by removing an electron and
forms oxygen gas
b) Combines to create ATP and NADPH
c) Creates glucose
d) Goes back into the process
What happens to carbon dioxide in
the light independent phase?
a) It gets taken apart to form oxygen gas
b) Combines to create ATP and NADPH
c) Creates glucose
d) Used to create water
What happens to light in
photosynthesis?
a) It gets converted to chemical energy as ATP
b) It keeps regenerating throughout the different
phases
c) It gets converted to mechanical energy
d) It gets converted to nuclear energy