Photosynthesis

Chapter 5

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Across:

1. Green pigment that traps light energy (11)
3. Form of energy contained in carbohydrate formed by photosynthesis (8)
4. Complex carbohydrate stored in plant cells (6)
6. Light-dependent stage of phosynthesis (10)
7. Raw material that becomes split into oxygen and hydrogen during photoshynthesis (5)
9. 6-carbon sugar molecule formed by photosynthesis (7)
11. Stage of photosynthesis that results in formation of carbohydrate (6,8)
12. Production of ATP using energy trapped during a light-dependent reaction (20)
13. Raw material that supplies carbon atoms to be fixed into carbohydrate (6,7)
15. Complex carbohydrate used to construct plant cell walls (9)
16. Form of energy trapped by chlorophyll for photosynthesis (5)

Down:

2. General term for a factor whose restricted supply prevents and increase in the rate of a process (8,6)
5. Product of photolysis of water needed during carbon fixation (8)
8. Discus-shaped structure in a cell of a green leaf (11)
10. High energy compound that provides energy to drive carbon fixation (3)
14. By-product of photolysis of water needed for aerobic respiration (6)