Energy transformation Flashcards
If there is no oxygen present, the final reaction of oxidative phosphorylation_____________
cannot take place
what is the only reaction that can take place even if there is no oxygen?
Glycolysis
the reduced NAD can be regenerated
the metabolism of proteins, lipids and carbohydrates converge at ___________
Krebs cycle
end products include NH3, H2O and CO2
________ is the conversion of energy from one form to another
Transduced
________ are reactions of photosynthesis dependent of light
Light dependent reactions
________ is the pigments having a response to light
Photosensitive pigments
what are the green pigment that absorbs blue and red lights?
chlorophyll
what are the flattened sacs inside a chloroplast on which light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place?
thylakoids
what are the biochemical mechanism by which chlorophyll absorbs light energy?
Photosystems
which photosystem was discovered first?
Photosystem I
what is the molecule where light dependent reactions begin?
reaction center molecule
what is the array of protein and chlorophyll light harvesting molecules embedded in the thylakoid memberane?
antenna complex
what spectrum shows the range of wavelengths a molecule absorbs?
absorption spectrum
what spectrum shows the photosynthesis effectiveness of each wavelength?
action spectrum
list the pigments found in the antenna complex.
chlorophyll a
chlorphyll b
carotenoids
