Photosynthesis Flashcards
This is the process of the plant to create their own food by converting light energy to chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
What do plants need for photosynthesis?
Water, carbon dioxide, light, and chlorophyll
What do call the organisms that make their own food using light?
Photoautotroph
Organisms that utilize inorganic chemical to synthesize sugars as their food
Chemoautotroph
Organisms that depends on autotrophs for their food
Heterotrophs
What are the 3 major events during photosynthesis?
- Light energy converted to chemical energy
- Water is split to produce oxygen gas.
- CO2 fixed into sugar. C6H12O6
What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
6 CO2 + 6H2O + Sunlight —> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
What are the reactants during photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide and Water
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Oxygen and Glucose
What is the chemical formula of Glucose?
C6H12O6
Glucose is a
Monosaccharide
What are the 2 polysaccharide in plants?
Cellulose and Starch
Tiny pores found underside of leaves where gas exchange happens.
Stomata
Responsible for the shrinking and swelling of Stomata
Osmotic pressure
What ORGAN of plant photosynthesis takes place?
Leaves
What part of plant cell photosynthesis occurs?
Chloroplasts
Space inside Chloroplasts
Stroma
Photosynthetic Reaction that depends on light.
Light dependent or light reaction
Photosynthetic reaction that doesn’t depend on light.
Calvin cycle or light independent reaction
Who discovers the Calvin cycle?
Melvin Calvin, Andrew Benson and James Bassham
What are the energy carrier that light dependent produce to deliver to Calvin cycle?
ATP and NADPH
What is NADP+ complete name?
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate