Class 5 Flashcards
photosynthesis powers the cellular processes in the plant and downstream, the main – of organisms and ecological processes
energy source
ligher reactions are also called the – reactions
thylakoid
carbon (fixation) reactions are also called the – reactions
dark
the bulk of photosynthesis takes place in the leaf – which has cells with many chloroplasts
mesophyll
chloroplasts have high concentration of light-absorbing – pigments called chlorophylls
green
light reactions occur in the –
internal membranes (thylakoid)
carbon reactions occur in the – of the chloroplast, the aqueous region surrounding the thylakoids
stroma
light reactions lead to the splitting of –
water
light reactions produce – and – (reducing equivalents and energy) to be provided to the carbon reactions
ATP and NADPH
light is an – wave and many kinds of light exist = many wavelengths (or frequencies)
electromagnetic
light is also a particle so it contains –
energy (i.e. impact)
sunlight is a stream of – of different frequencies
photons
plants can only use a narrow range of wavelengths for photosynthesis, the same range as the human eye,
visible spectrum, 400-700 nm
an – of a substance quantifies its ability to take up light across the spectrum
absorption spectrum
absorption spectrum plots a substance’s absorption of light against – of light
wavelength
absorption of light energy by pigment molecules takes place when the photon causes an electron to move to a higher energy state; the molecule becomes –
excited
as a chlorophyll molecule returns to its less excited state, it releases the energy by emitting –, energy transfer, or photochemistry
heat, fluorescence,
fluorescence involves – a photon of lower energy (longer wavelength)
re-emitting
energy transfer causes the – of another pigment
excitation
photochemistry causes – to occur
chemical reactions
photosynthetic pigments include chlorophylls (and – in certain bacteria), and carotenoids and other accessory pigments
bacteriochlorophylls
photosynthetic pigments are rich in – which stabilize the excited state
conjugated double bonds
chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b are made up of a complex ring structure called – (similar to in hemoglobin)
haem group
a harm group contains a – atom bonded to nitrogen
Mg