the light reactions (the photo part) nd Calvin cycle (synthesis part)
_______ are the major locations of photosynthesis / and why?
leaves because they're green in color because of the chlorophyll. It's the green pigment within chloroplasts
Chloroplasts and ___ generate ATP by chemiosmosis, but use different sources of energy
mitochondria
What is the first step when you trace the movement of electrons in linear electron flow?
a photon hits a pigment and its energy is passed among pigment molecules until it excites P680
What are the products of respiration?
carbon dioxide and water
The chloroplast molecule that absorbs light energy is _____.
chlorophyll
What reation breaks down glucose to release energy?
lactic acid fermentation
What is a good example of an autotrophic nutrition?
plants because they use the energy of sunlight to make oranic molecules from water and crbon dioxide, and sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
Thylakoids may be stacked in columns called _______.
grana
Where might clorophyll be found?
it's in the membranes of thylakoids (connected sacs in the chloroplast).
