An Overview of Photosynthesis

Question 1

What does a cholorplast look like?

Answer 1

Both and outer and inner membrane

inner membrane encloses the stroma

outer membrane contains porins

there is also a third membrane system called thylakoids whicha re flat, saclike strucutures in the stroma

the stacks are called grana

Question 2

Define energy transduction reactions.

Answer 2

light energy is captured by chlorophyll molecules and converted to chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH

Question 3

Define carbon assimilation reactions.

Answer 3

portion of the photosynthetic pathway in which fully oxidized carbon atoms from carbon dioxide are fixed to organic molecules and then reduced nad rearranged to form carbohydrates and other organic compounds required for building a living cell