photosynthesis

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Photos =

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light

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Synthesis =

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manufacture

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Photosynthetic organisms are also called

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“autotrophs”.

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Photosynthesis takes place in the

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LEAF

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found at the underside of the leaf blade where carbon dioxide enters and oxygen exits the leaf. (looks like eyes)

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Stoma/Stomata

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organelle where photosynthesis takes place

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Chloroplast

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ATP

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(Adenosine Triphosphate)

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• an energy-carrying molecule found in the cells of all living things. captures chemical energy obtained from the breakdown of food molecules and releases it to fuel other cellular processes.

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ATP

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ADP

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(Adenosine Diphosphate)

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a coenzyme that functions as a universal electron carrier, accepting electrons and hydrogen atoms to form NADPH

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NADP+

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NADPH

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(Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate.

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• the reduced version of NADP+, which serves as a proton donor and electron carrier.

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NADPH

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Occurs in the granum specifically the thylakoid membrane.
Involves: - Electron Transport Chain (ETC)
Photosystems

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Light-Dependent Stage

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Products of Light Dependent Reaction:

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ATP
NADPH
O2

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Three Stages of Calvin Cycle

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1. Carbon Fixation
2. Reduction
3. Regeneration

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Occurs in the stroma.
Dark reaction is dependent on the products of the light reaction – NADPH and ATP.

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Light Independent Stage

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RUBP

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Ribulose Bisphosphate
a five-carbon initiator molecule of the Calvin Cycle

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RUBISCO

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Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
carboxylase-oxygenase
an enzyme involved in the first major step of carbon fixation.

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PGA

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Phosphoglycerates

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G3P

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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate