Photosynthesis Process

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This crossword puzzle is themed around the process of photosynthesis, ensuring an ideal way to exercise your knowledge about this fundamental biological process. Photosynthesis is the process used by plants, algae and certain bacteria to harness energy from sunlight and turn it into chemical energy.

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  • 13 words
  • Language: English
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Tags: Science, Biology

Words

  • Carbon: Element used in the process
  • Carbondioxide: Gas taken in by plants for the process
  • Chlorophyll: Substance in plants that absorbs light
  • Chloroplast: Site of the process in cells
  • Energy: Product of photosynthesis
  • Glucose: The product of photosynthesis used for energy
  • Leaves: Site of this process in a plant
  • Light: Energy source for the process
  • Oxygen: By-product of photosynthesis
  • Photosynthesis: Process used by plants to convert sunlight into energy
  • Stomata: Tiny openings on the leaf surface for gas exchange
  • Sunlight: Energy source for the process
  • Water: Necessary component for the process

Preview

Photosynthesis Process

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Across

  1. 1)
     
    Necessary component for the process
  2. 3)
     
    Substance in plants that absorbs light
  3. 4)
     
    Site of this process in a plant
  4. 5)
     
    Energy source for the process
  5. 6)
     
    By-product of photosynthesis
  6. 8)
     
    Product of photosynthesis
  7. 10)
     
    Energy source for the process

Down

  1. 2)
     
    Gas taken in by plants for the process
  2. 3)
     
    Site of the process in cells
  3. 7)
     
    Process used by plants to convert sunlight into energy
  4. 9)
     
    The product of photosynthesis used for energy
  5. 10)
     
    Tiny openings on the leaf surface for gas exchange
  6. 11)
     
    Element used in the process

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