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1
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the source of energy

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the sun

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autotrophs

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organisms that can make their own food

all green plants, some bacteria, some protists

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what form of energy do autotrophs use to produce food

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light energy from the sun

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what form is light energy produced as food

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glucose or sugar

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heterotrophs

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organisms that cannot make their own food

all animals and all fungi

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how do heterotrophs gain energy

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by consuming food

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what form does energy enter the ecosystem

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sunlight

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what do plants use the suns energy to make

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glucose

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photosynthesis

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  • converting radiant energy (from the sun) into chemical energy (as glucose)
  • convert water & carbon dioxide into high-energy sugar molecules
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Name & Energy Level

ATP

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  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Energy Rich
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Name & Energy Level

ADP

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  • Adenosine Diphosphate
  • Energy Poor
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Structure of ATP

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  • Adenine, a nitrogen base
  • Ribose, a 5-carbon sugar
  • A chain of three phosphate groups
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ADP -> ATP

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Adding a phosphate
* when a cell has energy available it can store small amounts by adding a phosphate group

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Storing Energy

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Add a phosphate

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ATP -> ADP

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Removing a phosphate
* when a cell needs energy, the third phosphate will be removed

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Releasing Energy

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Removing a phosphate

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What does ATP power?

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  • Photosynthesis
  • Protein Synthesis
  • Muscle Contractions
  • Active Transport
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Basic Energy Source

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ATP

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19
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How much ATP is consumed & regenerated in a second?

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10,000,000

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waste product of photosynthesis

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oxygen

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What is life on earth dependent on photosynthesis for?

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food & oxygen

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The Photosynthesis Equation

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6CO2 + 6H2O + Sunlight = C6H12O6 + 6O2

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How do plants take in CO2?

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Through their leaves

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How do plants take in H2O?

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Through their roots

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What does photosynthesis require?

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  • water
  • carbon dioxide
  • light energy
  • chlorophyll
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electromagnetic spectrum

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the range of energy radiated outward from the sun

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what does the atmosphere act as?

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a selective window that allows visible light to pass through while screening out a substantial fraction of other radiation

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What drives photosynthesis?

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the visible light from radiation

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the colors of the visible spectrum are

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

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pigment

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any substance that absorbs light

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how do plants absorb the suns energy?

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via pigments (light absorbing)

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different pigments…

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…absorb light of different wavelengths

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what happens to the absorbed wavelengths?

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they disappear

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is there an alternate to absorbing wavelengths?

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yes, reflecting them

the colors we see are being reflected by a pigment

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principal photosynthetic pigment

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chlorophyll

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chlorophyll

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a green pigment contained in chloroplasts

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What can chlorophyll absorb?

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All colors of the visible spectrum except for green. It reflects green.

So, its green to us

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38
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What wavelengths of light are best absorbed by chlorophyll?

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~425nm and ~660nm

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39
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What wavelengths of light are least absorbed by chlorophyll?

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~450nm and ~650nm

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40
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chlorophyll-a

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blue-green

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chlorophyll-b

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yellow-green

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42
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what happens when chlorophyll absorbs light?

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energy transfers directly to electrons

these high-energy electrons make photosynthesis work

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major organ of photosynthesis

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leaves

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44
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what are leaves the major organ of

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photosynthesis

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45
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how many chloroplasts per sqmillimeter of leaf?

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~500,000

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Cuticle

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A waxy covering on the upper & lower surface of a leaf that helps prevent water loss

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Mesophyll

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  • central middle area
  • contains palisade cells & spongy cells (both of many chloroplasts)
  • the palisade layer is the primary photosynthetic layer
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Stomata

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  • pores in the leaf (for CO2 to enter and oxygen to exit)
  • the opening into the leaf
  • guard cells found on either side (they’re like the doors)
  • source of water loss
  • usually found on the lower surface (to help reduce water loss)
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vascular bundles

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  • contains xylem and phloem
  • xylem carries water up the plant, brings water to the leaf
  • phloem carries food down the plant, glucose will exit through the phloem and get carried to other parts of the plant
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chloroplast membrane

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double membrane - there is a space between them

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thylakoids affect on the chloroplast

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  • make a third membrane system
  • big stacks of thylakoids are called grana
  • they contain chlorophyll
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What is surrounding of the thylakoid?

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a dense solution called, the stroma

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What are Thylakoids

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the structural unit of photosynthesis

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54
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what form do thylakoids take

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the form of flattened sacs or vesicles

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What molecules are built into the thylakoid membrane

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chlorophyll molecules

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56
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what do chlorophyll molecules do?

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capture light energy

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57
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where does photosynthesis take place??

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in the chloroplast

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What happens to pigments in the thylakoid membrane?

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They are clustered together

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What are clusters of pigments called?

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Photosystems

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Photosystems

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  • clusters of pigments
  • light collecting units
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what is the light collecting unit of the chloroplast?

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photosystems

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what happens when sunlight hits chlorophyll

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the electrons in chlorophyll become very excited

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excited electrons

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electrons that have a LOT of energy

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what do high energy electrons need?

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a carrier

65
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an electron carrier

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a compound that can accept a pair of high energy electrons

without draining the electrons energy

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electron carriers are also known as

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the electron transport chain

67
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what is the process of transporting high energy electrons called?

A

electron transport

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example of an electron carrier

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NADP+

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NADP+

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accepts and holds 2 high energy electrons alongside a hydrogen ion

when that happens NADP+ becomes NADPH

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NADPH

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NADP+ when it has 2 high energy electrons and a hydrogen ion

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where do the high energy electrons go?

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elsewhere in the chloroplast for chemical reactions & to build glucose molecules

72
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where do light dependent reactions occur?

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thylakoid membranes

73
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where do light INdependent reactions occur?

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in the stroma - region outside of the thylakoids

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example of a light independent reaction

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calvin cycle

75
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Which photosystem comes first?

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Photosystem II

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What is a photosystem?

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a collection of pigment molecules that serve as the light collecting unit

embedded in the thylakoid membranes

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what do pigments in photosystem II do?

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absorb light

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what does the light energy absorbed by the electrons do?

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increase their energy level

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what happens when electrons are lost?

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they get replaced

80
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what do enzymes break apart in the thylakoid membrane?

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water molecules into 2 electrons, 2 H+ ions, and 1 oxygen atom

81
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what is considered a waste product?

photosystems

A

oxygen

82
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what is responsible for nearly all the oxygen in our atmosphere?

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the splitting apart of water

83
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what ion is released into the thylakoid?

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hydrogen

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protein molecules use the energy from high-energy electrons to create what?

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ATP

85
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what does chlorophyll do in photosystem I?

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absorb energy and use it to re-energize the electrons

86
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What is the purpose of light dependent reactions?

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produce ATP and NADPH for the light independent reactions

87
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Where do light dependent reactions take place?

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Thylakoid membrane

88
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What do light dependent reactions do?

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pass electrons from water to NADPH

89
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The two photosystems work together to produce what?

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ATP and NADPH

90
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Where are thylakoids found?

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inside the chloroplasts

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what are big stacks of thylakoids called?

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grana

92
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what are grana?

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big stacks of thylakoids

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what is the thylakoid space

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the middle of the thylakoid

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what is in the middle of the thylakoid?

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the thylakoid space

96
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what is a collection of chlorophylls and carotenoids called?

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pigments

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what do pigments do?

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absorb light energy from the sun

98
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what strikes the surface of the leaf?

A

sunlight

99
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what increases the energy level of electrons in chlorophyll?

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light energy

100
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What is the energy from high energy electrons used for?

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to transport hydrogen ions from the stroma into the thylakoid space

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what gets released inside the thylakoid

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hydrogen ions

102
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what gets released into the air?

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oxygen

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what does photosystem I receive from photosystem II?

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electrons

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What is the energy absorbed from the sun by chlorophyll molecules in photosystem I used for?

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re-energizing electrons

105
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What does NADP+ join with in light dependent reactions?

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1 hydrogen atom and 2 electrons

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NADPH is formed when?

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NADP+ joins with 1 hydrogen ion and two electrons

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108
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what is the area outside the thylakoid called?

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the stroma

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what is the stroma?

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a dense liquid surrounding the thylakoids

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111
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from where to where do hydrogen ions move in the chloroplast?

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flow from high concentration (in the thylakoid) to low concentration (in the stroma)

112
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what is hydrogen flowing through?

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ATP synthase, a protein enzyme

113
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What does ATP synthase do when hydrogen flows through it?

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Rotates like a turbine

114
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What does ATP synthase do while rotating?

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Binds a phosphate to ADP (forms ATP from ADP)

115
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How does the concentration of hydrogen stay high inside the thylakoid?

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Hydrogen ions are actively pumped back into it

116
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What is formed for use in the Calvin Cycle?

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NADPH & ATP

117
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What is the purpose of light dependent reactions?

A

Produce high-energy compounds

118
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What are high-energy compounds?

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ATP & NADPH

119
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What are high-energy compounds used for?

A

Calvin Cycle

120
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The Calvin Cycle is also known as…

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the Light Independent Reactions

121
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Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?

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In the Stroma

122
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What is the purpose of the Calvin Cycle?

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to take CO2 and high-energy products of the light dependent reaction to make glucose

123
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How does the Calvin Cycle obtain CO2?

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via the atmosphere

124
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What does CO2 enter leaves through?

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the stomata

125
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5-carbon sugar called

A

RuBP or ribulose biphosphate

126
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carbon fixation

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carbon (from CO2) combining with 5-carbon sugar (RuBP)

127
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What does Carbon Fixation form?

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An unstable 6-carbon compound

128
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What does the unstable 6-carbon compoud break apart into?

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2 molecules of PGA (a three-carbon compound)

129
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how does PGAL form?

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a series of reactions involving ATP & NADPH convert PGA into PGAL

130
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What could happen to the PGAL?

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  1. the two PGAL molecules combine and form glucose
  2. the PGAL is converted into RuBP for the reaction to occur again
131
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What is the number one problem land plants face?

A

Dehydration

132
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Why is dehydration a problem?

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Plants must open their stomata, to let in CO2, which causes excessive water loss

133
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What do plants do on a hot dry day?

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Close the stomata to conserve water

134
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Consequences of having the stomata closed?

A

Slows down photosynthesis

135
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What are the 2 pathways for carbon fixation?

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  1. the four-carbon pathway
  2. the CAM pathway
136
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What is special about the C4 Pathway?

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Prefaces the Calvin Cycle with an additional step

137
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Additional step of C4 Pathway

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converts CO2 into a 4-carbon compound to save it until it is needed

REVERSABLE

138
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C4 Plant Examples

A

Corn, Sugar Cane, Crab Grass

139
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What is special about the CAM pathway?

A

Stomata is only open at night

140
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CAM Pathway Plant examples

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Cacti & Pineapples

141
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What is REQUIRED in light dependent reactions?

A

water

…and light

142
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how is water obtained for photosynthesis?

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via the roots of plants

143
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what does a shortage of water do?

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slow or stop photosynthesis

144
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what is done to prevent water loss?

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plants are covered with a waxy cuticle

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