1. Photosynthesis Notes

2. Cell Functions: Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis: the process by which plants capture radiant energy and use it to make glucose from carbon dioxide and water

3. Radiant Energy: What is it?

4. Glucose: What is it? Food for cells Sugar (blood sugar)
Chemical energy
Where do the atoms for glucose come from?
H2O =
CO2 =

5. Photosynthesis

6. Where Does Photosynthesis Happen?
Organism: Plants
Organ: Leaves
Organelle: Chloroplasts

7. Photosynthesis Card Sort: Seasons
Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts which are green because they contain the pigment chlorophyll (which is a green)
In plants: Green = Photosynthesis
No Green = No Photosynthesis

8. Short Answer Quick Think:
Most photosynthesis occurs during the summer when plants have the greatest number of green leaves (why?)

9. Graph Analysis Where on the graph is it summer? Why?
Where on the graph is it winter? Why?

10. Photosynthesis

11. Exit Ticket What does a plant need to start photosynthesis?
What does a plant end up with at the end of photosynthesis?