Photosynthesis

Question 1

What is the equation for photosynthesis?

Answer 1

6CO2 + 6H2O+ light energy —> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 2

What makes up the mass of a tree?

Answer 2

Air makes up the mass of a tree.

Question 3

The light dependent part of photosynthesis happens in the ? And what is the reactants and products?

Answer 3

Light dependent reactions take place in the thylakoid membrane .

H2O + light energy —> oxygen, ATP, and NADPH

Question 4

Why is a plant green?

Answer 4

A plant is green because it reflect the pigment green while it absorbs many other colors.

Question 5

Pigments

Answer 5

Use chlorophyll a and b (accessory pigments)

Question 6

What happens to to electrons when they get hit with a photon of light?

Answer 6

The electrons start at the ground state and get hit by a photon of light which makes the excited and then are transferred to a series of molecules.

Question 7

What happens in the noncyclic pathway?

Answer 7

• electrons move to the receptor ( replaced with electrons from water and causes oxygen to be released)
• goes to electron transport chain and ATP synthase
• electron moves to receptor (replaced with one from photosytem II

Question 8

What happens in the cyclic pathways ?

Answer 8

• electron moves to receptor
• electron transport chain and ATP synthase
• electrons at the end of chain goes back to pigment molecules to replace the one that was lost

Question 9

What happens during light independent reactions?

Answer 9

CO2, ATP, NADPH —-> Goes to GLUCOSE
- Produces (G3P)

CALVIN CYCLE - huge amount of energy
- G3P is produces