How are the reactants and products of photosynthesis related to the reactants and products of cellular respiration?

The reactants of photosynthesis are the products of cellular respiration, and vice versa.

What is the role of pigments, such as chlorophyll, in photosynthesis?

Pigments capture light energy, which is then used to power the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

9th Grade•45 minutes

I can describe the process of photosynthesis, including the reactants, products, and energy transformations.

The reactants (inputs) of photosynthesis are carbon dioxide and water, while the products (outputs) are glucose and oxygen.

The two major reactions that occur in the chloroplasts of plant cells are the light dependent reactions and the light independent reactions.

Plants capture light using molecules called pigments, such as chlorophyll, which reflects green light, giving many plants their color.

This lesson includes 9 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Photosynthesis is vital because it produces what gas that is essential for many organisms?

2. Besides plants, what other types of organisms can perform photosynthesis?

3. Write the balanced equation for photosynthesis, labeling the reactants and products.

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