Flash- CARDS Flashcards
ADP
Adenosine di- phosphate
Chemosynthesis
In biochemistry, chemosynthesis is the biological conversion of one or more carbon molecules and nutrients into organic matter using the oxidation of inorganic or methane as a source of energy, rather than sunlight, as in photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organisms’ activities.
Autotroph
An autotroph or producer, is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.
Atp
Adenosine tri-phosphate
How are Atp an adp related?
ATP and ADP play similar roles in cellular respiration. ATP stands for Adenosine Triphosphate, and ADP stands for Adenosine Diphosphate. ADP is the result of a loss of one phospate from ATP during glycolysis.
Can atp release or store energy?
Atp stores energy
Can adp release energy or store it?
Releases it
What are three parts of chloroplast?
Two membranes contain and protect the inner parts of the chloroplast. They are appropriately named the outer and inner membranes. The inner membrane surrounds the stroma and the grana (stacks of thylakoids). One thylakoid stack is called a granum.
Why are the colors found in the rainbow able to separate?
Different wavelengths
Explain what pigments are
Pigments: Pigments are “molecules that absorb specific wavelengths (energies) of light and reflect all others.” Pigments are colored: the color we see is the net …
Explain what chlorophyll is
Chlorophyll is a chemical found in the chloroplasts of plants that allows the plant to absorb light. Energy from the light is used in photosynthesis to make glucose.
What colors of light does chlorophyll absorb?
Answer 1: Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue and red but poorly in the green portions of the electromagnetic spectrum; hence the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues such as plant leaves. The green portion of the solar spectrum is reflected not absorbed.
What happens to the colors of light that chlorophyll does not absorb?
It deflects the color off which gives the object its color..
What are the two stages of photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis takes place in two stages: light-dependent reactions and the Calvin cycle (light-independent reactions). Light-dependent reactions, which take place in the thylakoid membrane, use light energy to make ATP and NADPH.
Where in the chloroplast does the Calvin cycle occur?
Both parts of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplast. A. The Calvin Cycle occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts. 1. The Calvin cycle is a series of reactions which accomplish the fixation of carbon dioxide and its reduction to carbohydrate.
Where in the chloroplast does the light reactions occur?
The chloroplast is involved in both stages of photosynthesis. The light reaction takes place in the thylakoid discs. There, water (H20) is oxidized, and oxygen (O2) is released. The electrons freed up from water are transfered to ATP and NADPH.
What are the products of the light reactions?
Before we begin on how the light reactions work, let’s remind ourselves of the products and reactants for photosynthesis. In this process, remember that light energy, carbon dioxide, and water are used to produce glucose, or sugar, and oxygen.
What are the products of the Calvin cycle?
The main product of the Calvin Cycle is. NADPH. Oxygen. Glucose. Carbon dioxide.
What are the reactants of light reactions?
water and energy
What are the reactants of the Calvin cycle?
Calvin cycle. Calvin cycle. Second stage of photosynthesis in which carbon atoms from carbon dioxide are combined, using the energy in ATP and NADPH
Where does the ATP and NADPH created in the light reactions go next?
Stroma…..
