Photosynthesis

What is the name of the chemical where the energy is stored during the first phase of photosynthesis?

ATP

What is the compound that plants use to absorb the energy from light?

Chlorophyll

What are the structures inside plant cells that contain chlorophyll called?

Chloroplasts

True or False: All plants need the same amount of sun to make enough food to be healthy.

False

What color is chlorophyll?

Green

If plants breathe in carbon dioxide, what do they breathe out?

Oxygen

What three things do plants need for the process of photosynthesis?

Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water

What is the Calvin Cycle?

The second phase of photosynthesis

True or False: Photosynthesis is responsible for the world's oxygen supply which is needed for animals to survive.

True

True or False: Sunlight is not needed during the Calvin Cycle phase of photosynthesis.

True

2. What is the term for an organism that makes its own source of chemical energy? a. decomposer b. producer c. chloroplast d. protist

b. producer

3. The main light-absorbing molecules found in plant leaves are called a. chloroplasts. b. thylakoids c. chlorophyll. d. grana.

c. chlorophyll.

1. Which of the following statements best describes the process of photosynthesis? a. Plants use oxygen to make simple sugars. b. Chlorophyll builds sugars in the thylakoid membrane. c. Light breaks down water molecules and releases carbon dioxide. d. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and store chemical energy.

d. Chloroplasts absorb sunlight and store chemical energy.