BiologyWise
Biology Wise: Chemosynthesis and Photosynthesis
Compares chemosynthesis and photosynthesis, including their chemical reactions, where they take place, their energy sources, the organisms that perform each, the factors that affect their reaction rates, and the byproducts for each.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Respiration and Photosynthesis Quizzes
A multiple-choice quiz on the processes of respiration and photosynthesis in plants.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: Photosynthesis
This site details the process of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process of the production of oxygen by plants and carbon dioxide by animals, both of which are needed for respiration purposes.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Photosynthesis Respiration Game!
Learn about the chemistry of photosynthesis and respiration as you play this game.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Introduction to Photosynthesis
Find out about the needs of plants to grow and live.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Photosynthesis
This activity introduces the concept of plant color being determined by pigments, which interactive with light. The idea that chlorophyll is used by plants for energy is then discussed, along with the first step of the photosynthetic...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Energy for Life: An Overview of Photosynthesis
Students will be able to identify the kind of energy which powers life.
Bio Topics
Bio Topics: The Effect of Light Intensity on the Rate of Photosynthesis
Testing different amounts of light intensity, students conduct a photosynthesis experiment with the pond plant, elodea.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Photosynthesis
Learn all about photosynthesis from the parts of a plant to the reactions that make food.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Photosynthesis
Focus on how certain molecules called pigments interact with light and determine the color of plants. Explore how molecules such as chlorophyll interact with light and gain energy. This energy is used by plants to make sugar and release...
Alberta Online Encyclopedia
Alberta Online Encyclopedia: Photosynthesis
In this encyclopedia entry, you will find concise text explaining photosynthesis supplemented by a very detailed diagram of the process.
Other
Renascent Systems: Photosynthesis
A simplified definition of photosynthesis along with a diagram of the key elements involved in the process are presented.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Photosynthesis Role of Light
This site describes cellular components involved in light reaction and describes steps involved in photosynthesis.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Photosynthesis and Respiration
View a diagram showing the processes of photosynthesis and respiration and how they fit together. Includes a legend.
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Photosynthesis Carbon Fixation
This site provides a review ofoverall reaction of photosynthesis and outlines chemical reactions leading to the synthesis of carbohydrates.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Photosynthesis
Discover what you know about photosynthesis by taking this post test.
McGraw Hill
Mc Graw Hill: Photosynthesis
Discover what you know about photosynthesis by taking this pre test.
Other
Clermont College: Photosynthesis
Background information on photosynthesis accompanied by graphics covers leaf and chloroplast anatomy, explanation of reaction phases, and alternative pathways. Terms linked to glossary.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanography Institute: Photosynthesis vs. Chemosynthesis
Compare and contrast the energy generating processes of chemosynthesis and photosynthesis with this interactive resource.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: The Photosynthetic Process
Site describes process of photosynthesis, including role of pigment molecules, electron transport, ATP synthesis, and carbohydrate synthesis. Includes links to illustrative graphics.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Do Plants Eat?
Through a teacher-led discussion, students realize that the food energy plants obtain comes from sunlight via the plant process of photosynthesis. They learn what photosynthesis is, at an age-appropriate level of detail and vocabulary,...
Texas A&M University
Peer Curricula: Story Time: Melvin Calvin
A biography of Melvin Calvin, the chemist who figured out how photosynthesis works. The emphasis of this biography is on his early life, the development of his interest in science, and his education.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Carbon Imbalance: Algae to the Rescue? [Pdf]
A 95-page learning module that integrates biology, chemistry, and engineering. It includes in-class labs, virtual labs, and engineering design activities. Working with algae, students learn about and investigate how photosynthesis,...
Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Botany: Stomata
Article discussing the structure, function, and efficiency of stomata, the apertures on plants' leaves that regulate gas and water vapor exchange during photosynthesis. (Published: August 3, 2010)
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