Exam 3 Flashcards
Write the equation for photosynthesis.
6CO2 + 6H20 à C6H12O6 + 602
What are the two major reactions of the photosynthesis?
Light dependent and light independent
Light independent reactions are also known as
Calvin cycle
How many turns of the cycle produce a 3-carbon sugar?
3 turns
Flat sacs inside of the chloroplast are called
grana
What are the two photosystems and what does each produce?
ATP and NADPH
Give an example of a C3 plant
Rice
Give an example of C4 plant
Corn
Give an example of a plant that carries out photosynthesis at night.
Cactus and pineapple
Why are plants green?
Plants absorb all wavelengths of light other than green
Write the overall cellular respiration equation:
C6H1206 + 602 à 6C02 + 6H20
List the four stages of aerobic cellular
respiration:
Glycolysis
Transition reaction
Krebs cycle
Electron transport chain
NAD* accepts electrons and becomes
NADH
FAD Accepts two electrons and becomes
FADH2
Glycolysis is break down of
Glucose to 2 pyruvate
Glycolysis takes place in
cytoplasm outside of mitochondria
How many net ATP molecules are formed during glycolysis
2 net
Inner-membrane of mitochondria are called _____ and innermost compartment is
called _______
cristae, matrix
Transition reaction and Krebs’s cycle enzymes are located in ______ while _______ is located in cristae.
Matrix, electron
transport chain
In transition reaction, pyruvate is converted to two carbon ______ which enters the Krebs’s cycle.
acetyl COA
How many turns does Krebs’s cycle make per glucose molecule?
2 turns
Per cycle, Krebs’s cycle produces
2 CO2, 3 NADH, 1 FADH, 1 ATP