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PROJECT
Content ______
Covers topic in-depth with details and
examples. Subject knowledge is
excellent.
Includes essential knowledge about the
topic. Subject knowledge appears to be
good.
Includes essential information about the topic but
there are 1-2 factual errors.
Content is minimal OR there are
several factual errors.
Balanced Written out________
Written in word form.
Mostly written
Somewhat written
Not written
Light Reaction ________
No misspellings or grammatical errors.
Reaction picture Makes excellent use of
font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to
enhance the presentation.
Three or fewer misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Some pictures represented Makes good use
of font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to
enhance to presentation.
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
Pictures have errors Makes use of font, color,
graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract
from the presentation content
More than 4 errors in spelling or
grammar.
None depicted Use of font, color,
graphics, effects etc. but these
often distract from the
presentation content.
All the structures of
photosyntheis
No misspellings or grammatical errors
Reaction picture Makes excellent use of
font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to
enhance the presentation.
Three or fewer misspellings and/or
mechanical errors
Some picture represented Makes good use of
font, color, graphics, effects, etc. to enhance
to presentation.
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
Pictures have errors Makes use of font, color,
graphics, effects, etc. but occasionally these detract
from the presentation content
More than 4 errors in spelling or
grammar
None depicted Use of font, color,
graphics, effects etc. but these
often distract from the
presentation content.
Definitions________
No misspellings or grammatical errors.
Three or fewer misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Four misspellings and/or grammatical errors.
More than 4 errors in spelling or
grammar.
CATEGORY
Dark Reaction________
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Photosynthesis
Sunlight
Water
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Stroma
Granum
Autotrophs
Fermentation
Aerobic
Mesophyll cells
Glucose
Biochemical pathway
Light reactions
Dark reactions
Calvin cycle
Chlorophyll
Thylakoid
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Anaerobic
Krebs Cycle
Lactic acid
Roygbiv
Photosynthetic organisms
Photons
Chloroplast
Reaction center
Cellular respiration
Light spectrum
ATP
ADP
NADPH
Respiration
Glycolysis
Electron transport chain
PHOTOSYNTHESIS PROJECT BOOK
1. page 1 - Title page including:
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your name or names, class color, date
2. Page 2 - An introduction to photosynthesis.
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What is photosynthesis
3. Page 3 - The Chemical formula for Photosynthesis (label-reactants & products).
4. page 4 Structures in plants related to photosynthesis leaf,
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stomata, type of cells (mesophyll),
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chloroplast,
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chloroplast membrane,
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stroma, & stoma
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granum,
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thylakoid (stacks),
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epidermis,
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Cuticle identify the photosynthetic processes taking place in each part , dark reaction take place in the ______. Include graphics
5. page 5 - How does a plant convert light energy into chemical energy (draw the reactions)
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What is photosystems II & I (light reaction)?
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How do they function?
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How does a concentration gradient play into this?
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Electron transport chain (ETC)
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What are the products of the light reaction?
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Describe function of the dark reactions (Calvin cycle),
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How are these molecules involved: (ATP, ADP, NADP+, NADPH) sugars, carbon, electrons.
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What are the products of the dark reaction?
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Where are these items found?
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How are the light and dark reactions linked together?
5. Page 6 - Light absorption, colors used by plants (why are most plants green?)
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roygbiv, how is it used by plants
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Engelmann experiment can be used
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types of chlorophyll
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name the different types of plant pigments and their use in photosynthesis
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include some type of graphics (graph)