Chapters 9, 10 Flashcards

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1
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Respiration transforms

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Energy into ATP through a series of enzyme catalyzed reactions that harvest free energy from simple carbs

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2
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Respiration is

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Simply breaking down foods to convert stored energy into ATP

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3
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Endotherms do what

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Increase metabolic processes such as respiration to generate heat to maintain homeostatic body temps

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4
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Ectotherms rely on

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Their surroundings to maintain temperature

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5
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How is energy transformed

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Relocation of electrons released energy, which is stored in organic molecules (the energy is them used to make ATP)

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6
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Redox reactions

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Chemical reactions involving the transfer of electrons from one reactant to another

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7
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OIL RIG

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Oxidation is losing

Reduction is gaining

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8
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Organisms can ___ body mass due to release of ____ during cellular respiration

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Lose

Carbon dioxide

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9
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Process of cellular respiration

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Glycolysis
Citric acid cycle (Krebs)
Electron transport chain
Chemiosmosis

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10
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Oxidative phosphorylation

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Production of ATP powered by the oxidation (breakdown) of molecules during the elctron transport chain

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11
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Substrate level phosphorylation

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Production of ATP that occurs when an enzyme removes a phosphate group from a substrate molecule and transfers it to ADP (glycolysis and krebs)

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12
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Glycolysis

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First step in cellular respiration which rearranges the bonds in goucose, releasing free energy in form of ATP, resulting in production of pyruvate

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13
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Glycolysis occurs where

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In cytosol

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14
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Does glycolysis need oxygen

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Occurs whether oxygen is present or not

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15
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Glycolysis starts w

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1 molecule of glucose

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16
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Glycolysis produces

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2 pyruvate
2 NADH
2ATP

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17
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If oxygen is present in glyocolysis…

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The pyruvate enters the mitocondria an is used in aerobic respiration

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18
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What is pyruvate converted into during aerobic respiration

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Acetyl CoA and NADH

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19
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How many times does aerobic respiration occur

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2x bc 2 pyruvates are made during glycolysis soooo 2 acetyl CoA made and 2 NADH made

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20
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By product of aerobic respiration

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CO2

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21
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Krebs cycle products

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2 ATP (substrate phosphorylation)
6 NADH
2 FADH2

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22
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The NADH and FADH2 act as

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Energy carriers and transfer energy to the electron transport chain

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23
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Byproduct of krebs

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CO2

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24
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How many times does krebs occur

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2x because 2 acetyl coA molecules

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25
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Where is electron transport chain

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Embedded in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

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26
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Electron transport chain

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Series of proteins that transport electrons which releases energy used to make ATP

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27
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Does electron transport chain make ATP directly

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NO

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28
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What is first broken down by electron transport chain

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NADH and FADH2

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29
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What happens to the electrons transferred from NADH and FADH2

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Passed down the electron transport chain until they reach the final electron acceptor

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30
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What is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain

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Oxygen- which picks up H+ atoms to maks water

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31
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Movement of electrons down the electron transport chain provides free energy

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Free energy is then used to drive chemiosmosis which makes ATP

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32
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Chemiosmosis

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Energy coupling reaction (cotransport) that uses energy stored in the form of a proton gradient to make ATP

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33
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First step of chemiosmosis pumps H+ where

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From the matrix to the intermembrane space

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34
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Rate of proton pumping across the inner mitochondrial membrane is ________ if oxygen ______ present

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Lower if oxygen is not present

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35
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How do H+ (protons) diffuse back across the inner mitochondrial membrane

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Through ATP synthase

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36
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For each moleucle of NADH that enters the electron transport chain how many ATPs are made

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3

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37
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For each molecule of FADH2 that enters the electron transport chain how many ATPs are made

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2

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38
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Acetyl coA accumulates in the

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Matrix

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39
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Krebs cycle occurs where

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Matrix

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40
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Uncoupling proteins

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Found in mitochondria- uncouple the two processes and dissipate the proton gradient before it can be used to make ATP

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41
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Form of thermoregulagion

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Energy from electron transport chain is used to generste heat during times of cold

42
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After glycolysis, if oxygen is present, pyruvate enters

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Fermentation

43
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Fermentation

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An extension of glycolysis that makes a small amount of ATP from pyruvate in the absence of oxygen

44
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Fermentation regenerates

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NAD+ so glycolysis can occur again

45
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Fermentation is an ______ process

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Anaerobic

46
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Fermentation takes place where

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In cytosol

47
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Lactic acid fermentation

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Converts the pyruvic acid into lactic acid

48
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Ex of lactic acid fermentation

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In muscle cells during exercise

49
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Alcohol fermentation

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Converts the pyruvic acid into ethanol

50
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Ex alcohol fermentation

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Bacteria use alcohol fermentation

51
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Photosynthesis

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Conversion of light energy to chemical energy that is stored in organic molecules (glucose)

52
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Photosynthetic orgs capture free energy from

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Sunlight

53
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Chemosynthetic orgs capture free energy from

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small inorganic molecules present in their environment- occurs in absence of oxygen

54
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Heterotroph

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Org than is unable to make its own food and must eat other organisms

55
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Heterotrophs capture free energy present in

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carbon compounds produced by other organisms

56
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Wavelength

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Distance between the crests of waves

57
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Wavelength ranges from

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10^-5nm (gamma rays) to 10^3m (radio waves)

58
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The shorter the wavelength, the ______ energy the photon of light contains

A

More

59
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Visible light has a wavelength of

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380 to 750nm

60
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What colors of light are most effectively absorbed by chlorophyll

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Blue and red

61
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Pigments

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Substances that absorb visible light

62
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The color of the pigment is

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Not the color that is absorbed but what color is reflected

63
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Chlorophyll a

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Bluegreen pigment in the chloroplast which can participate directly in the light reactions of photosynthesis

64
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Chlorophyll b

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Yellow-green accessory pigment in the chloroplast which transfers energy to chlorophyll a

65
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Carentenoids

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Yellow and orange accessory pigments that allow leaves to absorb more light

66
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What causes leaves to turn colors in the fall

A

Carentenoids

67
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Thlykoid

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Flat disc where photosynthesis occurs

68
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Chlorophyll

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Green pigments embedded in the thylakoid membrane that absorbs light

69
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Thylakoid space

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Inner compartment of thylakoids

70
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Granum

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Stack of thylakoids

71
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Stroma

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Fluid surrounding the thylakoids

72
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Equation for respiration

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Glucose + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + Water + 36 ATP

73
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Equation for photosynthesis

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6CO2 + water + light -> glucose + 6O2

74
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In photosynthesis, CO2 is ________ and water is ________

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CO2 is Reduced; water is Oxidized

75
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Light reactions

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Involves series of controlled reaction pathways that capture free energy present in light to yield ATP and NADPH which powers the production of organic molecules

76
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Calvin cycle

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Involves series of reactions that uses free energy from energy storage molecules (ATP and NADPH) to make sugar

77
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Photosystem amd what is it made of

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Light absorbing complex made up of pigments, a special chlorophyll a molecule, and a primary electron acceptor

78
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Where is photosystems

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In thylakoid membrane (internal mem of chloroplast)

79
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Reaction center

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The chlorophyll a and the primary electron acceptor complex is known is reaction center

80
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Photosytem 1:

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Reaction center chlorophyll is called P700 because it absorbs light w a wavelenths of 700nm

81
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Photosystem II:

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Reaction center chlorophyll is called P680 bc it absorbs light w a wavelength of 680nm

82
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What absorbs the light energy during photosynthesis

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Pigments (usually chlorophyll) in photosystem II (initially)

83
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Where does the light energy go after absorbed into pigments

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Transferred to P680 (a chlorophyll a molecule) next to the primary electron acceptor

84
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What does the primary electron acceptor do

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Traps high energy electrons

85
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During light reactions, water is split into what

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Protons (H+), electrons, amd oxygen

86
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Why is water needed during light reactions

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To replace the electrons lost by P680

87
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What happens after electrons travel past 1st primary electron acceptor

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Move through electron transport chain to photosystem 1, giving off ATP

88
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What is the ATP made inlight reactions used for

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To drive chemiosmosis

89
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Why are more electrons needed at photosystem 1

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To replace electrons lost by P700

90
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Where do electrons go after P700

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Passed down second electron transport chain to combine w NADP+ to form NADPH

91
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What does NADPH function as

A

Electron acceptor that acts as energy capturing molecule

92
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During light reactions NADP+ is __________ to become NADPH

A

Reduced

93
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The electron transport chain in light reactions pumps H+ from

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Stroma to thylakoid space to create proton grafient

94
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What enzyme do H+ diffuse back through during chemiosmosis

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ATP Synthase

95
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How do prokaryotes do chemiosmosis

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By pumping H+ frominside cell across the mem to the outside of the cell

96
Q

Where does calvin cycle take place

A

Stroma

97
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Steps of calvin cycle

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CO2 attached to RuBP
ATP and NADPH are used
G3P is made (sugar)
RuBP made so cycle can continue

98
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What is RuBP

A

Ribulose biphosphage or rubisco

99
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Problem w calvin cycle

A

Uses more ATP than NADPH

100
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Cyclic electron flow

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Uses photosystem 1 but not phtosystem II cycling electrons fromprimary electron acceptor of p1 to 1st electron transport chain and back to p1

101
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During cyclic electron flow, what is/not made

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No NADPH made
No oxygen released
ATP made by cyclic photophoshorylation