C2- Chloroplasts as transducers Flashcards
What is a transducer
changes energy from one form into another
Chloroplasts are transducers why is this
Turning energy in the photons of light into chemical energy
made available through ATP and incorporated into molecules such as glucose
what are the two different types of photosynthetic pigments
Chlorophylls
Carotenoids
what are the two different types of chlorophylls
a
and
b
What are the two different types of carotenoids
b carotene
xanthophylls
what is the absorption spectrum
a graph showing how much light is absorbed at different wavelengths
what is the action spectrum
a graph showing the rate of photosynthesis at different wavelengths
What are the two different types of photosystem
Photosystem 1 (PS1) Photosystem 2 (PS2)
what is the difference between the two different types of photosystems
the absorption peak of PS1 is 700
the absorption peak of ps2 is 680
what is a photon
a wave of light
