Unit 2 Study Guide
Photosynthesis
1. What is the overall equation for photosynthesis?
2. Where does photosynthesis occur in plants?
3. In what part of a plant cell does photosynthesis occur?
4. What are the two processes involved in photosynthesis?
5. How is the light energy converted to chemical energy?
6. What are the inputs and outputs of the light reactions?
7. What are the inputs and outputs of the Calvin cycle?
8. What are some of the uses of the products of the Calvin cycle?
9. Where does the oxygen released from photosynthesis come from?
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Carbon makes-up the majority of a plant’s total mass. Where does this Carbon
come from?
11.
What are the similarities and differences between photosynthesis and artificial
photosynthesis?
12.
Be able to label and explain the following diagram:
Cellular Respiration
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Explain the relationship between respiration and photosynthesis?
Why do cells need to go through cell respiration?
What’s the difference between ATP and glucose?
Cell respiration takes place in and around what organelle?
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
What is the basic difference between aerobic respiration and fermentation?
Which process produces more ATP- aerobic respiration or fermentation?
What are the two types of fermentation? What are the similarities & differences
between them?
9. What happens to glucose in glycolysis? In the Kreb’s Cycle?
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Where does the water released from cell respiration come from?
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How much ATP is produced by the electron transport chain compared to the
other steps of respiration?
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Be able to label and explain the following diagram: