Photosynthesis Overview and Processes Chapter 8

What is the process where organisms capture energy from the sun and transform it into chemical energy?

What type of organism makes its own energy-rich food compounds using the sun's energy?

Which term describes organisms that make their own food?

Which term describes organisms that use solar energy for their energy needs?

Which term describes organisms that use different chemical processes to obtain energy?

What type of organism obtains its energy from consuming other organisms?

Which term describes organisms that must take in food to meet their energy needs?

What is the region on the surface of Earth and in the atmosphere where living organisms exist?

What stage of photosynthesis involves light energy being absorbed by chlorophyll and converted into ATP and NADPH?

What stage of photosynthesis, also known as the Calvin cycle, involves using ATP and NADPH to synthesize carbohydrates?

What organelle in plants and algae carries out photosynthesis?

What are pigments that absorb some light energy and reflect others called?

What type of graph plots a pigment's light absorption as a function of the light's wavelength?

What type of graph plots the rate of photosynthesis as a function of the wavelength of light?

Which photosystem primarily works to make NADPH?

Which of these is the first step in photosynthesis?

What is the zigzag shape of the energy curve used to perform work in photosynthesis called?

What is the term for a linear process of electron flow beginning at PSII and ultimately transferring to NADPH?

What is the term for the process where electrons cycle, releasing energy that drives ATP synthesis?

What cycle involves three phases: carbon fixation, reduction and carbohydrate production, and regeneration of RuBP?

What enzyme is involved in the first major step of carbon fixation?

What type of plant evolved a mechanism to minimize photorespiration?

What type of plant separates processes using time, opening stomata at night?

What are tiny openings or pores in plant tissue where gas exchange occurs?

What is the product formed during the Calvin cycle?

What structure in chloroplasts contains pigments that are excited by light?

What membrane in chloroplasts contains pigment molecules and is involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis?

What is a stack of thylakoids called?

What is the fluid-filled region between the thylakoid membrane and the inner membrane of a chloroplast called?