PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Put on Your Thinking Caps!
Worksheet
The song has information that may not be obvious.
Review the lyrics and circle or answer the following questions
(To be used with lyrics to RRR song “Photosynthesis”)
TRUE OR FALSE
1. ʻLightʼ reactions are dependent on light to happen. T
2. ʻDarkʼ reactions can occur in the absence of light. T
3. The thylakoid membrane is inside the chloroplast.
4. Glucose is a sugar
T
F
Not Sure
5. G3P is a carbohydrate
T
F
T
F
F
F
Not Sure
Not Sure
Not Sure
Not Sure
6. ATP and NADPH are produced inside the thylakoid membrane T F Not Sure
7. Plants make oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis
T
F
Not Sure
8. The photosynthetic process is the same in trees as plants
T
F
Not Sure
9. ATP (along with NADPH) is a product of chemical energy produced during the
light reaction process of photosynthesis.
T F Not Sure
10. The Calvin cycle uses only CO2 as its primary energy source T F
Not Sure
FILL IN THE ANSWER- SEST GUESS IS OK –ANSWERS REQUIRE THINKING!
11. What do plants produce to feed themselves?
12. In a 24-hour cycle when do you think each ʻreactionʼ might take place?
13. If the Rubisco enzyme is used in the ʻdarkʼ reaction, does it capture oxygen
or carbon dioxide to do its work?
14. The word photosystems, begins with ʻphotoʼ. Do you think their function
might relate to the ʻlightʼ reaction activity or the ʻdarkʼ reaction activities of
the plant?
15. What is the difference between ʻenergyʼ and ʻsynergyʼ in the song?
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Put on Your Thinking Caps!
Worksheet
The song has information that may not be obvious.
Review the lyrics and circle or answer the following questions
(To be used with lyrics to RRR song “Photosynthesis”)
TRUE OR FALSE
1. ‘Light’ reactions are dependent on light to happen. T
2. ‘Dark’ reactions can occur in the absence of light. T
3. The thylakoid membrane is inside the chloroplast.
4. Glucose is a sugar
T
F
Not Sure
5. G3P is a carbohydrate
T
F
T
F
F
F
Not Sure
Not Sure
Not Sure
Not Sure
6. ATP and NADPH are produced inside the thylakoid membrane T F Not Sure
7. Plants make oxygen as a byproduct of photosynthesis
T
F
Not Sure
8. The photosynthetic process is the same in trees as plants
T
F
Not Sure
9. ATP (along with NADPH) is a product of chemical energy produced during the
light reaction process of photosynthesis.
T F Not Sure
10. The Calvin cycle uses only CO2 as its primary energy source T F
Not Sure
FILL IN THE ANSWER- SEST GUESS IS OK –ANSWERS REQUIRE THINKING!
11. What do plants produce to feed themselves? Glucose, a sugar
12.
In a 24-hour cycle when do you think each ‘reaction’ might take place?
‘light’- after sunrise and before sunset. ‘dark’ -after sunset and before sunrise
13.
If the Rubisco enzyme is used in the ‘dark’ reaction,does it capture oxygen
or carbon dioxide to do its work? Carbon dioxide
14.
The word photosystems, begins with ‘photo’. Do you think their function
might relate to the ‘light’ reaction activity or the ‘dark’ reaction activities of
the plant?
Light reaction as ‘photo’ is a word element coming from Greek meaning ‘light’.
15. What is the difference between ‘energy’ and ‘synergy’ in the song?
Energy is the action or affect of a single force such as light. Synergy is the
cooperative action of the chemical reactions.
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