Photosynthesis and Plant Functions

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What is a stomata?

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Stomata are small openings on plant surfaces that enable gas exchange.

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What is the name of the microscopic structures outside the plant leaves that takes gases in and out?

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Stomata.

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Which gas enters the stomata?

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Carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Which gases exit out of the stomata?

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Oxygen and water vapor.

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Is sunlight a form of matter?

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False.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What role do chloroplasts play in photosynthesis?

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Chloroplasts are the organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis occurs.

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What is the primary pigment involved in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll.

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What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?

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Light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions).

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What is produced during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

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ATP and NADPH.