Chapter Objectives

Chapter 6

Photosynthesis: Converting Light Energy to Chemical Energy

1.  Explain the statement:  Man is a plant parasite.

2.  Explain how the process of photosynthesis is the reverse of cellular respiration.

3.  Describe the greenhouse effect and explain how deforestation and the use of fossil fuels affects this phenomenon.

4.  Explain how the production of atmospheric oxygen 2.4-3.4 billion years ago affected the evolution of life on Earth.

5.  Describe and explain the development of Fall leaf colors in Michigan.

6.  Compare the reactants and products of the light reactions and the Calvin Cycle. 

7.  Describe the reactants and products of the Calvin cycle.  Explain why this cycle is dependent upon the light reactions.

8.  Compare the adaptive mechanisms that C₃, C₄ and CAM plants use to obtain carbon dioxide.