BIOL 1408 UNIT 3 REVIEW Flashcards
Substrates
The reactants that bind to the enzyme
Products of Photosynthesis
Oxygen and Glucose
Light and Dark (Carbon) Reactions
Light: energy captured and converted to chemical energy
Dark: energy used to make sugar
Water in Photosynthesis
Needed to make sugar
a reactant
O2 comes from
Photosynthesis and Light Reactions
Light Dependent & Light Independent (Carbon) Reactions
Light Dependent: Sunlight energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and stored as chemical energy (ATP & NADPH)
Light Independent: ATP & NADPH from light dependent reaction is used to reduce CO2 and make glucose
Wavelength Absorption
Sun emits energy in waves
Short Wavelengths: high energy than long wavelengths
Rubisco
The Major Enzyme assimilating CO2 into the biosphere
Catalyzes the first reaction in the Carbon Cycle
CO2 fixation
Carbon is removed from molecules of CO2
Rubisco enzyme adds CO2 onto RuBp. Unstable six-carbon organic molecule is produced
RuBP
ribulose biphosphate: a five carbon carbohydrate that combines with CO2 to form two molecules of PGA in the first step of the Calvin Cycle
Cellular Respiration
Cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
Cell Respiration Energy Sources
uses glucose to produce ATP
Location of Photosynthesis
chloroplasts
Products of Cellular Respiration
Water and CO2
autotroph vs. heterotroph
autotroph: energy from sun
heterotroph: energy form eating organisms