Storing sunlight in the chemical bonds of glucose Make, or put together Light Photosynthesis Storing sunlight in the chemical bonds of glucose

Actual chloroplast micrograph

Pigments (color molecules, like chlorophyll in the chloroplast) “catch” sunlight.

Pigments (color molecules, like chlorophyll in the chloroplast) “catch” sunlight. Organelles catch the raw materials Carbon Dioxide (CO2) & Water (H2O).

Pigments (color molecules, like chlorophyll in the chloroplast) “catch” sunlight. Organelles catch the raw materials Carbon Dioxide (CO2) & Water (H2O). Enzymes convert CO2 & H2O into glucose (C6H12O6) using the “captured” energy.

Pigments (color molecules, like chlorophyll in the chloroplast) “catch” sunlight. Organelles catch the raw materials Carbon Dioxide (CO2) & Water (H2O). Enzymes convert CO2 & H2O into glucose (C6H12O6) using the “captured” energy. The overall reaction is: CO2 + H2O + Sunlight Enzymes C6H12O6 + O2

Light energy is stored here! CO2 + H2O + Sunlight Enzymes C6H12O6 + O2 Glucose Light energy is stored here!

Fill in the letters for the overall reaction of photosynthesis. CO2 + H2O + Sunlight Enzymes C6H12O6 + O2 A B D