FRUITS N PHOTOSYNTHESIS Flashcards
The process of manufacturing food in plants, mainly sugar, from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll, utilizing light energy and releasing oxygen gas
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Essential factors in photosynthesis
- RAW MATERIALS
- ENERGY
- PIGMENTS
- TEMPERATURE
- CARRIER MOLECULES
- ENZYMES
What gas is being released during photosynthesis?
OXYGEN GAS
Product of photosynthesis
SUGAR/ GLUCOSE
Types of raw materials
- CARBON DIOXIDE
- WATER (H20)
Main source of light energy
SUN OR SOLAR ENERGY
- BUT ELECTRIC LIGHT CAN ALSO BE USED
These wavelengths are mainly reflected from and transmitted through the leaves
YELLOW AND GREEN WAVELENGTHS
Is any factor whose presence is required before a reaction proceeds
ESSENTIAL FACTORS IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS
From the atmosphere which diffuses into the intercellular spaces of the leaf through the stoma
CARBON DIOXIDE
Absorbed from the environment by the cells; is transported to the leaves through the xylem
WATER
It enables the plant to absorb light energy and to use the absorbed energy in the production of sugars
PIGMENTS
Color of carotenes
YELLOW ORANGE PIGMENTS
What color/s of light energy is/are effective?
RED AND BLUE WAVELENGTHS
The process may be considered as one in which the solar energy is converted to _____ and stored in the form of _____
CHEMICAL ENERGY, CARBOHYDRATES
What is the source of energy?
LIGHT ENERGY
The pigment primarily involved in the photosynthesis
CHLOROPHYLL
Color of xanthophyll
YELLOW PIGMENTS
Example color of chlorophyll A and B
- A (BLUISH GREEN PIGMENT)
- B (YELLOWISH GREEN PIGMENT)
The range of temperature for photosynthesis is from __ to __
FROM 5°C TO 40°C
It speeds up the chemical reaction and is also present in chloroplasts
ENZYMES
How many molecules of PGA is needed to be converted into hexose
12 MOLECULES OF PHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID
The principal end product in the majority of plants
6-CARBON SUGAR OR HEXOSE
Materials produced during photosynthesis
- A 6-CARBON SUGAR OR HEXOSE
- PHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID (PGA)
- OXALOACETIC ACID
Meaning of NAPH
NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE HYDROGEN
A 4-carbon compound which is the first product formed in some plants termed the C4 plants as differentiated from the C3 plants
OXALOACETIC ACID
A 3-carbon compound which is the first product formed
PHOSPHOGLYCERIC ACID (PGA)
Reaction where chlorophyll becomes active
PHOTO ACTIVATION
Light to chemical energy; release of O; product ATP and NAPH; thylakoid membrane
PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTION
Meaning of ATP
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE
What do you call the reaction where CO2 is brought into the system of dark reaction?
CALVIN CYCLE
Step of photosynthesis where it involves the incorporation of CO2 into the final production
DARK REACTION
Overall photosynthetic reaction
6CO2 + 12H2O -> (LIGHT, PLANT ENZYMES) C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Process in which ATP is formed from ADP
PHOTOPHOSPHORYLATION
Essentially a water-splitting operation by means of which hydrogen is made available for the next step
LIGHT OR HILL REACTION
Reaction where chlorophyll expels highly energized electron; becomes positively charged
PHOTO IONIZATION
What do you call the method where ADP plus pyrophosphate forms ATP
OXIDATION PHOSPHORYLATION
Steps of photosynthesis
- LIGHT OR HILL REACTION
- DARK REACTION
Involves the absorption of light energy and the production of an energy-rich compound, ATP, a process called photophosphorylation
LIGHT OR HILL REACTION
It refers to a series of complex oxidation-reduction reactions whereby living cell obtain energy through the breakdown of organic material
RESPIRATION
In this process, therefore, chemical energy of food is transferred to the chemical energy of some compounds, usually ATP
RESPIRATION
Breaks down pyruvic acid to CO2 and H2
KREB’S CYCLE OR CITRIC ACID CYCLE
Process wherein the H atoms given off during the Kreb’s cycle are passed along a series of compounds and energy is transferred to chemical bonds of pyrophosphate formed when ADP plus pyrophosphate forms ATP, and finally uniting with oxygen to form, the water of respiration
TERMINAL OXIDATION
Anaerobic conversion of glucose to 2 pyruvic acid molecules
GLYCOLYSIS
The innermost layer which usually surrounds the seeds
ENDOCARP
Common method use in respiration
- GLYCOLYSIS
- KREB’S CYCLE OR CITRIC ACID CYCLE
- TERMINAL OXIDATION
Respiration reaction
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
The ripened ovary of the flower
FRUITS
The outermost layer of pericarp
EXOCARP
Protects seeds, aid in their dissemination, and may be factor in timing their germination
FRUIT