Photosynthesis Flashcards
Photoautotrophs
Use sunlight to make food (plants, algae, and cyanobacteria).
Chemoautotrophs,such as thermophilic bacteria…
Capture energy from inorganic compounds to make food.
Heterotrophs (animals, fungi, and most bacteria)
Rely on sugars produced by autotrophs for their energy needs.
What is an autotroph?
An organism capable of making its own nutritive organic molecules from inorganic materials.
Photosynthesis
Uses solar energy to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water.
______ is absorbed by the _____ from the _____
H₂O; roots; soil
_____ is acquired from _____ as a result of ____
CO₂; air; gas
What exits through the stomata?
O₂ waste product
What are the 2 metabolic pathways?
The light reactions
The Calvin Cycle
Reaction outcome and location of Light Reactions:
light energy to chemical energy making ATP and NADPH; Occurs in the thylakoid membranes of Chloroplasts.
Reaction outcome and location of Calvin Cycle:
uses ATP and NADPH to make food; Occurs in the stroma of Chloroplasts.
The Chloroplasts Structure includes:
*Double membrane
*Stroma
*Grana
*Lumen
What is light energy?
Is electromagnetic energy, composed of photon energy particles that travel as waves.
Which waves carry less energy?
Longer waves (reds in a wave length)
Which waves carry more energy?
Shorter waves (violets in a wave length)
