2. Photosynthesis occurs in some types of ______________.

3. Photosynthesis takes place in _____________________.

4. Photosynthesis in plants takes place primarily in the ______________.

5. In photosynthesis, the main product is _____________.

6. __________________ MUST take place in the light.

7. Light energy is converted into _______________ energy in the light reaction.

8. Inside the chloroplasts are thylakoids in stacks called grana.

9. ___________________ is the splitting of water to obtain electrons.

10. In photosynthesis, oxygen is produced during _______________.

11. Light strikes __________________ in such a way as to excite electrons to a higher energy state.

12. ____________________ energizes the electrons for the reduction of NADPH.

13. The energy in the ATPs is converted into NADP+, which loses a hydrogen and turns into ___________. 

14. Upon the completion of the light reaction, the stored energy in the ATPs and NADPH goes to ________.

15. The dark reaction takes place in the ______________ within the chloroplast.

16. ____________ converts carbon dioxide and five-carbon molecules into carbohydrates.

17. ______________ is captured by the chemical ribulose biphosphate (RuBP).

18. It takes 6 molecules of carbon dioxide to make _________ molecule(s) of glucose.

19. Carbon fixation (building organic molecules by adding carbon onto a chain) occurs in ____________.

20. In the ________ step of the Calvin cycle, three C5 molecules combine with 3 carbon dioxide molecules.

21. At the end of the Calvin cycle, the five 3-carbon molecules are _______________.

22. In the ________ step of the Calvin cycle, 6 ATPs and 6 NADPHs provide the energy for the combining 
of the 3-carbon molecules into 6-carbon molecules (glucose).

23. Chlorophyll captures energy from light so that _____ can use it to separate a hydrogen and oxygen 
compound..

24. The main product of carbon fixation in the dark reaction is _________________.

Cellular Respiration Notes