Chapter 7 Flashcards
What is the Photosynthesis reaction?
6 CO2 + 6 H2O –(light energy)–>C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2
What is highly evolved to maximize the efficiency of photosynthesis?
The structure of leaves and chloroplasts
What allows for the gas exchange in photosynthesis?
Between the atmosphere and inside the leaf
*The air spaces in leaves
What maximizes membrane surface area in photosynthesis?
Thylakoid membranes
Stomata
Through which O2 & CO2 are exchanged with the atmosphere
Thylakoids
- Light absorption by chlorophylls & carotenoids
- electron transport
- STP synthesis by ATP synthase
What type of process is photosynthesis?
It is a redox process
- Electrons are taken from one reactant and moved to another
In the photosynthesis reaction, what is the reduction agent? Oxydation agent?
Reduction (lose e) = 6 CO2
Oxidation (gain e) = 12 H2O
What are the two parts to photosynthesis? What do they do?
1) The light reactions: Collect light energy, Oxidize H20, and stores energy as ATP and NADPH
2) Carbon fixation (Calvin cycle): Use ATP and NADPH to reduce CO2
Light reactions (4 things)
1) H2O enters chloroplast, and collects energy from sunlight
2) The light reaction has ADP + Pi and NADP+ that come in
3) It makes ATP and NADPH
4) O2 leaves the chloroplasts
Calvin Cycle (Carbon Fixation) 4 things
1) CO2 enters chloroplast
2) The Calvin cycle has ATP and NADPH that come in
3) It makes ADP + Pi and NADP+
4) Sugars (carbohydrates) leave the chloroplasts
Stroma
The space around the thylakoids
- The calvin cycle
Light:
What type and color are the shortest, most energetic wavelengths?
Gamma rays
Purple/ Blue
Light:
What type and color are the longest, lowest enegy wavelengths?
Radio waves
Red
Why are plants green?
The color green is due to the chlorophyll absorbing red, blue, etc light… and reflecting and transmitting green light
What are the main pigments absorbing light for photosynthesis? are they polar or nonpolar?
Chlorophylls and Carotenoids are the main pigments absorbing light for photosynthesis
They are quite nonpolar
What is always bound to proteins?
Chlorophyll
Which is only present in the Thylakoid membrane? Chlorophylls and Carotenoids?
Chlorophylls
What does the hydrophobic tail allow the chlorophyll to do?
Its hydrophobic tail allows it to interact with proteins in the thylakoid membrane
What did Joseph Priestly discover in 1772?
- He discovered Oxygen
- Found that plants could purify air
What did Jan Ingen-Housz discover in 1781?
- He discovered that only green plants could purify the air but they have to be in the light
What did Julius Mayer discover in 1845?
- He discovered that energy from the sun is converted by photosynthesis into a chemical form
- Found that plants are only green when they grown in the light
What do Aerotactic bacteria move towards?
They move towards the oxygen
Theodor Engelmann 1883:
What wavelengths of light are the most important for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll is best produce in Red & Blue waves
- which closely matches the absorption spectrum of leaf pigments