Electron Transport Chain Flashcards
Where is the electron transport chain
Granal thylakoid membrane
Electrons are excited from which molecule
Pigment molecule e.g. chlorophyll
What is the order of the ETC
PSII - phenophytin - plastoquinone - cytochrome b6f - plastocyanin - PSI
What wavelength is light best absorbed at in photosytem II
680
Which photosytem is larger
1
What happens at photosytem I
Electron re-excited and moves to electron acceptor molecule ferrodoxin
What happens at ferredoxin
Acted on by enzyme FNR and energy used to convert NADP+ to NADH
Which thylakoid membrane protein synthesises ATP
ATP synthase
How does ATP synthase use H+ ions
Moves from lumen into stroma down concentration gradient
Combines ADP + Pi
What is the equation for photolysis
2 H2O —> O2 + 4H+ + 4e-
Which pigment molecules in the ETC pump H+ ions into the thylakoid lumen
Plastoquinone and cytochrome b6f
What happens in cyclic electron transport
Electron excited from ferredoxin to cytochrome b6f to move more H+ ions and produce more ATP
When does cyclic electron transport occur
In stressful situations