level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is photosynthesis? | The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food |
| What's the chemical equation for photosynthesis? | 6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 |
| What is light? | electromagnetic radiation |
| Why do plants look green? | Chlorophyll reflects green light |
| The shorter the wavelength | the greater the energy |
| chloroplast structure | contains a plant cell's thylakoids, stroma and grana, and chlorophyll |
| Why do leaves change color? | Because the chlorophyll breaks down. |
| What color does chlorophyll reflect? | green |
| What color does carotenoids show? | orange/yellow |
| What color do anthocyanins show? | red/purple |
| What color does tannis show? | brown |
| What's the Calvin Cycle? | uses 6 molecules of carbon dioxide to produce a single 6 carbon sugar molecule |
| How is light energy harvested? | by pigments |
| Whats is light energy used for? | its used to make H+ gradiant across the thylakloid membranes |
| Does the Calvin Cycle require light? | No it does not |