Major Topics in this Unit:
ATP and ADP
Light and Color
Leaf and Chloroplast Structure
Process of Photosynthesis (Light Reaction and the Calvin Cycle)
Relationship between respiration and photosynthesis
Alternate pathways to Photosynthesis
Essential Questions:
How does photosynthesis create food for the cell?
How are the products and reactants of each step in photosynthesis related?
How do plastids, like mitochondria and chloroplast, help with cellular respiration and photosynthesis?
How can the rates of cellular respiration and photosynthesis be altered?
Vocab for Photosynthesis: Click here for the vocab list.
Notes on Leaf and Chloroplast Structure: (p. 108-109)
Notes on Photosynthesis: (p. 111-117)
The most amazing and useful visual guide to photosynthesis. Watch this 100 times!!
Good Videos on Photosynthesis: (Click below)
Factors that affect Photosynthesis: Virtual Lab
Videos on Light Reactions and Pigments: (Click below)
Videos on Calvin Cycle: (Click below)
Videos on Plant Photosynthesis Adaptations: (Click below)
Another good overview of all 3
Videos on leaf structure: (Click below)
Good video on all leaf parts