Activity 2.1.

1b: Photosynthesis Webquest Introduction

Introduction: In this lesson you will discover the chemical processes that occur during photosynthesis.

Task 1: Photosynthesis Video Tutorial

Use any of the following links to watch the Photosynthesis video by the Amoeba Sisters. As you watch, answer the
following questions. Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/omkuh4k
Full URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uixA8ZXx0KU

1. What is the type of sugar used by plants and animals? What process is used to create this?

2. What are the products and reactants for photosynthesis? Where would organisms get the products needed for
photosynthesis?

3. Stop the video at 1:57 (one minute, 57 seconds). Copy the formula for photosynthesis in the space below.

4. What are pigments? What colors of light does it reflect?

5. In which plant cell organelle is chlorophyll found? Where in the chloroplast do the light-dependent reactions
occur?

6. What is a collective stack of thylakoids called?

7. What two types of chemical energy are produced through light-dependent reactions? What are the products
produced?

8. Where in the chloroplast do the light-independent reactions occur?

9. What are ATP and NADPH used for in the light-independent reactions? What two things does the process of
photosynthesis provide consumers?
Task 2: Photosynthesis Article
Use any of the following links to read the Photosynthesis article on the Khan Academy website. As you read, answer the
questions below. Tiny URL: https://tinyurl.com/mfzgnb6
Full URL: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-in-plants/introduction-to-stages-of-
photosynthesis/a/intro-to-photosynthesis

1. What two resources does the glucose molecule provide organisms with?

2. What is ATP? Why is it important?

3. What is carbon fixation?

4. What are photoautotrophs?

5. How do heterotrophs obtain fixed carbon?

6. Where does the majority of photosynthesis take place?

7. Describe the structure of a chloroplast?

8. Complete the Venn diagram below to compare the light-dependent and light-independent reactions.
Light-dependent Reactions Light-independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle)

Task 3: Photosynthesis Interactive

Use any of the following links to access the Photosynthesis Interactive from the BioMan Bio website. Follow the
directions to complete the game. Be sure to answer the questions or fill in the blanks on this handout as you go. If you
need to go back in the game, click the arrow on the upper left-hand side of the game screen. Click Start A New Game to
begin. Full URL: https://biomanbio.com/HTML5GamesandLabs/PhotoRespgames/photointeractivehtml5page.html
Short URL: http://tinyurl.com/jozmxhn

A. Leaf Anatomy
Double Click on the Leaf Anatomy Button. Steer your ship with the arrow keys on your keyboard. Fill in the blanks below.

1. The ___________________________________________ cells near the top of the leaf are most responsible for
doing ___________________________________.
2. Which cell organelle performs photosynthesis? ________________________________________
3. Inside the chloroplast, the green disks are called _____________________________________________.
The________________________________________________ reactions happen here.
4. Stroma is the fluid surrounding the thylakoids. The ______________________________________ happens here.

B. Quiz
Return to Main Menu. Double Click on the Quiz Button
53. Take the quiz as many times as needed to score an 80% or higher.

Write down this score here

Task 4: Photosynthesis Summary

In your own words, summarize the process of photosynthesis.