photosynthesis part 2

Cards (8)

  • what are the two stages of photosynthesis
    light dependent and light independent
  • where does photosynthesis take place in the cell

    chloroplasts
  • where in the chloroplasts does the light independent reaction take place

    in the stroma
  • where in the chloroplasts does the light dependant reaction take place

    in the thylakoid membrane and the thylakoid cavity
  • what is produced in the light dependant reaction of photosynthesis

    reduced NADP and ATP (chemical energy from light energy)
  • What happens in the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis
    Light energy is converted into chemical energy
  • what happens in the light independent reaction
    the fixation of CO2 to produce organic molecules such as glucose
  • what is another name for the light independent reaction in photosynthesis

    the Calvin cycle