Question

The chemical reactions associated with photosynthesis can be summarized with the following chemical equation: 6CO2 + 12H2O + energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O


Table 1 lists wavelength ranges for visible light and the color frequently associated with each range.



Figure 1 shows the relative absorption of light by chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b versus the wavelength of light from 400 nm to 750 nm.



Figure 2 shows the average rate of photosynthesis at various wavelengths as a percent of the average rate of photosynthesis at 670 nm.

In eukaryotic organisms, the chemical reactions associated with the chemical equation shown in the passage typically occur within which of the following structures?(1 point)
Responses

Mitochondria
Mitochondria

Chloroplasts
Chloroplasts

Nuclei
Nuclei

Lysosomes
Lysosomes

Answer 1

Chloroplasts

Photosynthesis (light reactions and the Calvin cycle) occurs in chloroplasts, where chlorophyll in thylakoid membranes captures light energy and the stroma hosts carbon fixation.