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The process by which plants use sunlight to create energy from carbon dioxide and water is known as ____________
Photosynthesis
Organisms that are able to produce their own energy and nutrition are known as _______________
Autotrophs
What organic molecule is produced from inorganic materials in photosynthesis?
Glucose
Leaves are green because they contain the pigment known as _________________
Chlorophyll
Green color from ____________ light is reflected NOT absorbed
White light
Autotrophs create their own nutrition from water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide. What are the organisms known as the consume autotrophs?
Heterotrophs
The fluid surrounding the chloroplast is known as:
Stroma
The photosynthetic reaction that converts light energy into chemical energy is known as the ________________________ reaction.
Light-dependent
Where is chlorophyll located?
Inside chloroplast
Plants use ______________ as a food for energy and as a building block for growing
Glucose
What are the inputs of/for photosynthesis?
Sunlight, water, CO2
What are the outputs of/for photosynthesis?
Oxygen and glucose
Compartments inside chloroplasts that are the site of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis are known as _________________
Thylakoids
The energy carrying molecule found in the cells of all living things is defined as:
ATP
_______ captures chemical energy from the breakdown of food molecules and releases it to fuel other cellular processes.
ATP
The photosynthetic reaction that does NOT require light is known as:
Light independent reactions
