BIO 9
Photosynthesis Vocabulary
Write the correct term from the list on the left in the space next to its definition.
Autotrophs
Name:
Carotenoids
___________________ 1. The process by which light energy is converted to
chemical energy
___________________ 2. Organisms that use energy from sunlight or inorganic
substances to make organic compounds
___________________ 3. Organisms that get energy by consuming compounds
Chlorophyll
___________________ 4. Stack of thylakoids
Granum
___________________ 5. A substance that absorbs light
Heterotroph
___________________ 6. The primary pigment involved in photosynthesis
Light Reactions
Pigment
___________________ 7. Absorbs wavelengths of light different from those
absorbed by chlorophyll
___________________ 8. A series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that
produces a three-carbon sugar molecule (2nd Stage)
___________________ 9. Disk-shaped structures inside chloroplasts
Stroma
___________________ 10. Area were the Calvin Cycle occurs
Thylakoid
___________________ 11. The first stage of photosynthesis
Calvin Cycle
Photosynthesis
BIO 9
Photosynthesis Vocabulary
Write the correct term from the list on the left in the space next to its definition.
Autotrophs
Name:
Carotenoids
___________________ 1. The process by which light energy is converted to
chemical energy
___________________ 2. Organisms that use energy from sunlight or inorganic
substances to make organic compounds
___________________ 3. Organisms that get energy by consuming compounds
Chlorophyll
___________________ 4. Stack of thylakoids
Granum
___________________ 5. A substance that absorbs light
Heterotroph
___________________ 6. The primary pigment involved in photosynthesis
Light Reactions
Pigment
___________________ 7. Absorbs wavelengths of light different from those
absorbed by chlorophyll
___________________ 8. A series of enzyme-assisted chemical reactions that
produces a three-carbon sugar molecule (2nd Stage)
___________________ 9. Disk-shaped structures inside chloroplasts
Stroma
___________________ 10. Area were the Calvin Cycle occurs
Thylakoid
___________________ 11. The first stage of photosynthesis
Calvin Cycle
Photosynthesis