M13 PHOTOSYNTHESIS 1 Flashcards
Capture the energy in sunlight and convert it to chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH using photosystems, electron transport chains and chemiosmosis.
The Light Reaction Phase
Names of the protein chain/electron chain
Pq
Cyt
Pc
Fd
Pq - Plastoquinone
Cyt - cytochrome complex
Pc - Plastocyanin
Fd - Ferredoxin
Stages of Light Reaction
- Light absorption
- Oxygen production
- Electron transport
- Chemiosmotic ATP synthesis
A process by which light is absorbed by chlorophyll that will excite its electrons.
Light absorption
When water is split oxygen ,H ion, and electrons will be produced.
Oxygen production
The movement of excited electrons through a series of proteins/chains to build a proton/ H ion gradient.
Electron transport
The process that produces ATP by enzyme ATP synthase because of the difference in the electrochemical gradient across the thylakoid membrane.
Chemiosmosis