Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Crossword Puzzle

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Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST:

  • carbon: from what element do plants extract carbon dioxide during photosynthesis? & in cellular respiration what element is released as carbon dioxide during the citric acid cycle?
  • stomata: what are tiny pores on the surface of leaves through which gases, including carbon dioxide, enter during photosynthesis?
  • chlorophyll: what is the green pigment essential for capturing light during photosynthesis?
  • thylakoid: where do the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place within chloroplast?
  • mitochondria: in which cellular organelle does most of the cellular respiration take place?
  • atp: what is the primary energy currency generated during cellular respiration?
  • krebs: what is the common name for the critical acid cycle, a stage of cellular respiration?
  • sunlight: what is the primary source of energy that drives the process of photosynthesis?
  • electron: what is transferred along the electron transport chain during cellular respiration?
  • glucose: what is the sugar molecule broken down during cellular respiration to produce energy? & what sugar molecule is produced as the main product of photosynthesis?
  • oxygen: what gas is released as a byproduct during photosynthesis? & which gas is required as a reactant for aerobic phase of cellular respiration?
  • glycolysis: what is the initial stage of cellular respiration that involves the breakdown of glucose into pyruvate?