HHMI Biointeractive Photosynthesis WS
HHMI Biointeractive Photosynthesis WS
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INTRODUCTION
This worksheet complements the animation series Photosynthesis.
PROCEDURE
1. This animation series contains seven parts. Read the questions below for each part before watching it.
2. After watching each part, answer the questions in the spaces provided.
3. After completing all seven parts of the animation, answer the summary questions in Part 8.
QUESTIONS
PART 1: OVERVIEW
1. Which of the following kinds of organisms do photosynthesis? Select all that apply.
3. On Diagram 1, fill in the labels with photosynthesis’s main inputs and outputs of matter and energy.
2. On Diagram 2, fill in the labels with the following descriptions. Some of the objects have multiple labels.
● water (H2O)
● carbon dioxide (CO2)
● oxygen (O2)
● G3P (sugar)
● electron acceptor
● electron donor
● carbohydrates
● energy input
3. What structure is used to transport organic molecules from the leaf to other parts of the plant?
PART 4: CHLOROPLASTS
1. On Diagram 4, label the following items. Multiple labels may apply to the same part of the diagram.
● location of the light reactions
● location of the Calvin cycle
● thylakoid
● stroma
2. On Diagram 5, fill in the labels with the following descriptions to show the connections between the light
reactions and the Calvin cycle.
● carbon dioxide (CO2)
● oxygen (O2)
● G3P (sugar)
● ATP
● NADPH
cytochrome
complex
PSI
4. At the end of the electron transport chain, where is the light energy that was absorbed and converted by
chlorophyll stored? List two answers.
7. What two molecules bring chemical energy from the light reactions to the next stage of photosynthesis, the
Calvin cycle?
Briefly describe what is going on in each phase and answer the questions shown.
Phase 1 (Diagram 8)
Description:
2. At the end of the Calvin cycle, what molecules have the energy that originally came from light?
PART 7: BIOSYNTHESIS
1. Complete the following sentence based on Diagram 11.
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G3P) can be used by plant cells to make
___________________ and _________________.
2. Describe how oxygen gas (O2) is produced during photosynthesis. Include the specific structures in the plant
where the reaction occurs.
3. Describe the path of an electron from a molecule of water to the sugar G3P.
5. Which of the following statements best explains how the energy in a photon of light is stored in a molecule of
the sugar G3P? ________
a. Light energy directly provides energy to RuBP and CO 2, which produce G3P in the Calvin cycle.
b. Light energy directly provides energy to ATP synthase, which produces ATP during the light reactions.
c. Light energy energizes electrons to make ATP and NADPH, which provide energy to produce G3P in the
Calvin cycle.
6. When three molecules of carbon dioxide (CO 2) react with three molecules of RuBP during the Calvin cycle, six
molecules of the sugar G3P are produced. One G3P molecule exits the Calvin cycle during Phase 2. What
happens to the other five G3P molecules?