Photosynthesis

An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy. Green plants, algae, and certain bacteria are autotrophs.

Organelle that absorbs sunlight and uses it to drive the synthesis of organic compounds from carbon dioxide and water.

The process that converts light energy into chemical energy that is stored in glucose or other organic compounds; occurs in plants, algae, and certain prokaryotes.

An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or substances derived from them.

Pores on the leaf where O2 exits and CO2 enters

The fluid of the chloroplast surrounding the thylakoid membrane; involved in the synthesis of organic molecules from carbon dioxide and water.

A flattened, membranous sac inside a chloroplast. They often exist in stacks called grana that are interconnected; their membranes contain molecular "machinery" used to convert light energy to chemical energy.

Green pigment located in membranes within the chloroplasts of plants and algae and in the membranes of certain prokaryotes.

What is the balanced equation for photosynthesis?

Light-absorbing molecule

(Adenosine triphosphate molecule) main energy source that cells use for most of their work.

What is the formula for glucose?

Plants are autotrophs because they

Carbon Dioxide is written

Water is written