Photosynthesis

Tiny holes in the leaf’s structure for gas exchange (carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor)

• Stomata

• Xylem

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

Green pigment molecule that absorbs light energy from the sun. Found in photosynthetic organisms.

• Stomata

• Xylem

• Glucose

• Chlorophyll

A simple sugar or monosaccharide that is a product of photosynthesis; C₆H₁₂O₆

• Stomata

• Chloroplast

• Glucose

• Xylem

Tubes in plants that transport water and minerals up from the roots to the leaves

• Stomata

• Xylem

• Chloroplast

• Glucose

Plant structure that contains stomata and cells that contain chloroplasts for photosynthesis

• Stem

• Xylem

• Leaves

• Starch

A polysaccharide food storage molecule that contains many glucose molecules bonded together

• Starch

• Photosynthesis

• Leaves

• Phloem

Tubes in plants that transport sugars and other molecules from the leaf to other parts of the plant.

• Starch

• Photosynthesis

• Phloem

• Chloroplasts

1. What are the reactants for photosynthesis? Water, ____________ and _____________.

• Sunlight

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

1. What are the products of photosynthesis? Water vapor, ____________ and ____________

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Glucose

The leaf contains stomata that allow which gases to enter or exit?

• Oxygen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Water Vapor

• All of the Above