Photosynthesis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the difference between Chlorophyll a and b?
A
Chlorophyll a is in all photosynthetic organisms while chlorophyll b are accessory pigments.
2
Q
What are the layers of a chlorplast?
A
Chloroplast
chlorophyll
stroma liquid
grana/granum
thylakoid
lumen
3
Q
What reactions in photosynthesis are light dependent?
A
Chemiosmosis, and the electron transport chain.
4
Q
What reactions in photosynthesis are light independent?
A
Calvin cycle
5
Q
How much ATP and NADPH is used/gained in each step of photosynthesis?
A
ETC produces ATP through ATP synthase and NADPH Reductase. Reduction uses 6 ATP and 6 NADPH. Regen uses 3 ATP