Chapter 8.2 End of Chapter Assessment, Understand Key Concepts

10. In addition to light and chlorophyll, photosynthesis requires

D. Water and carbon dioxide.

11. The leaves of a plant appear green because chlorophyll

C. Reflects green light.

12. Write the basic equation for photosynthesis using the name of the starting and final substances of the process.

Carbon dioxide + water --(light)--> glucose + oxygen.

13. What role do plant pigments play in the process of photosynthesis?

They absorb different wavelengths of light that power the photosynthesis process.

14. Identify the chloroplast structures labeled A, B, and C. In which structure(s) do the light-dependent reactions take place?

A. Stroma; B. Granum; C. Thylakoid. They take place in the thylakoids.