PHOTOSYNTHESIS Flashcards
Light dependent photosynthesis happens at?
Thylakoid membrane
Calvin cycle/Light independent happens at?
Stroma
Principal chlorophyll in green plants?
Chlorophyll A
Light dependent photosynthesis conversion
Converts light energy to chemical energy (NADPH, O2, ATP)
Calvin cycle/Light INdependent photosynthesis conversion
Converts light energy into glucose
Chlorophyll A solvent
Petroleum ether (nonpolar)
Chlorophyll B solvent
Alcohol (polar)
Wasteful reaction
Photorespiration, because it acts on oxygen rather than carbon dioxide
Shuttles involved in the Calvin cycle
C3
C4
CAM
Do not have any special features to avoid photorespiration
C3
Enzyme in Calvin cycle
RuBisCo
Fix CO2 in separate cell types
C4
Separate CO2 by time (night)
CAM
Crassulacean acid metabolism
Happens in succulents (dessert plants)
C4 and CAM difference in transporting CO2
C4 - transfer CO2 as malate
CAM - transfer CO2 as oxaloacetate