Biology I—Chapter 8 

Photosynthesis  

After reading pages 201-205, I can:                                      (terms)
 

1. define energy.
2. give the name for organisms (for example, plants) that can capture energy from light and store it in organic compounds.
3. give the name for organisms that must consume food for their source of energy.
4. name (and give the abbreviation for) the molecule that is primarily responsible for transferring energy INSIDE the cell; sketch and name the three parts of this molecule.
5. tell how ADP (adenosine diphosphate) differs from ATP—both structurally and functionally.
6. tell how much ATP is kept “on hand” in most cells; name the major source of energy for most cells.
7. name the process plants use to make high energy carbohydrates from carbon dioxide, water, and light.
8. give the two forms of carbohydrates generally produced by plants.
9. describe the work done in the 1600’s by Belgian physician Jan van Helmont.
10. tell what the “-hydrate” portion of carbohydrate means; tell where the “carbo-“ portion of the word comes from.

 After reading pages 205-208, I can:                                     (terms)

 1.      describe the work done in the 1700’s by English minister Joseph Priestley.

2.      describe what Jan Ingenhousz added to Joseph Priestley’s work.

3.      give the chemical equation for photosynthesis.

4.      give the same equation (from #3) in words.

5.      name the form of energy that drives photosynthesis; name the pigment that traps this energy.

6.      tell what “white light” is actually made of; give the collective term for the light wavelengths that can be detected by your eye.

7.      name the two types of chlorophyll.

8.      name the region of the visible spectrum where plants do a poor job of absorbing the energy.

9.      tell where thylakoid membranes are located in the plant; give the name for the stack-like arrangement of the thylakoids.

10.  tell where the stroma of the chloroplast is located.

After reading pages 208-214, I can:                                     (terms)

1. name the two reactions that take place in the chloroplast.
2. name the gas produced during the light reaction phase of photosynthesis; tell where it comes from.
3. in the light-dependent reactions phase of photosynthesis, tell which comes first, photosystem I or photosystem II.
4. name the two high-energy compounds produced during the light reaction phase of photosynthesis; give the energy-poor form of each compound.
5. give the name for the “dark” (light-independent) reaction phase of photosynthesis; tell what happens during this phase.
6. name the gas that must be present for the Calvin cycle to work.
7. tell how many molecules of carbon dioxide are needed to produce one molecule of glucose sugar.
8. name *two materials (needed for growth and development) plants make from the sugar they produce.
9. name three factors that can control the rate of photosynthesis.