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Exploring Photosynthesis:
A Socratic Webquest
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Exploring Photosynthesis
Introduction:
The questions regarding photosynthesis may be answered by fallowing the links below the question. Please note that these links do not fully exhaust the topic; they are merely a starting point.
What is photosynthesis?
Definition and overview
Links to articles
Why does an organism utilize photosynthesis?
Reason for photosynthesis
Where does photosynthesis occur in an organism?
Parts of the cell involved in C3 and C4 photosynthesis
Comparison of C3, C4, and CAM
diagram of C4 and CAM pathways
Opuntia humifosa
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CAM pathway
Echinacea purpurea;
C3 pathway
Zea mays
;
C4 pathway
When does photosynthesis occur?
Day and night patterns of photosynthesis
How does photosynthesis occur?
The Light Reaction
The Dark Reaction
The Role of The Stroma and Thylakoid
Definition of key terms
Location in the chloroplast
Photosynthesis and the environment
Importance of cyanobacteria
The relationship of our climate and cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria and illness
Effect of algal bloom
Evolution of earth's atmosphere
The Greenhouse Effect
What is The Greenhouse Effect?
How man affects the environment
Global Warming Influences on C3 and C4 Photosynthesis
CO
2
, Diatoms, and Global Warming
CO
2
, Cyanobacteria, and Climate Change
Effects of UV Radiation on Phytoplankton
Photosynthesis Review Questions
Devloped for SWBIC by John Palmer, Gadsden High School.
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