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1
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photoautotrophs purpose

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use light Energy to make organic molecules

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what are the main producers of the biosphere?

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plants and other autotrophs

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heterotrophs purpose

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consume organic molecules from other organisms for Energy and carbon

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3
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photoautotrophs examples

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plants
cyanobacteria
purple sulfur bacteria
unicellular protists
multicellular algae

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4
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photosynthesis converts

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light energy to chemical energy of food

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5
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chloroplasts are the site of

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photosynthesis in plants

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6
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3 sites of photosynthesis

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mesophyll
stomata
chlorophyll

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7
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where are chloroplasts mainly found in leaves

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mesophyll cells

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8
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stomata

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pores in leaf

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9
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what chemical process happens in stomata

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CO2 enter
O2 exits

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10
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chlorophyll definition

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green pigment in thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts

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11
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photosynthesis chemical reaction

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6CO2 + 6H2O + Light Energy 🡪 C6H12O6 + 6O2

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12
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redox reaction defintion

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reactions that involve the transfer of electrons from one species to another

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13
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redox reaction in photosynthesis

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water is split 🡪
e- transferred with H+ to CO2 🡪
sugar

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14
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oxidation

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loses electrons

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15
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reduction

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gains electrons

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16
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what evidence enabled researchers to track atoms through photosynthesis?

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Evidence that chloroplasts split water molecules

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17
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photosynthesis =

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light reactions (photo) + Calvin cycle (synthesis)

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18
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light reactions convert

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solar Energy to chemical Energy of ATP and NADPH

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19
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light = energy =

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electromagnetic radiation

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20
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wavelength and energy relation

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inversely related
shorter wavelength, higher energy

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21
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visible light can be detected by

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the human eye

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22
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how is light seen? 3 ways

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reflected
transmitted
absorbed

23
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electromagnetic spectrum (low to high energy)

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radio waves
micro-waves
infrared
visible light
uv
x-rays
gamma rays

24
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how are pigments absorbed in photosynthesis?

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they absorb different wavelengths of light

25
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how does chlorophyll absorb light

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absorb violet-blue/red light, reflect green

26
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chlorophyll a

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(blue-green): light reaction, converts solar to chemical Energy

27
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chlorophyll b

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(yellow-green): converts Energy to chlorophyll a

28
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carotenoids

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(yellow, orange): photoprotection, broaden color spectrum for photosynthesis

29
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Absorption Spectrum determines

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effectiveness of different wavelengths for photosynthesis

30
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action spectrum

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plots rate of photosynthesis vs. wavelength
(absorption of chlorophylls a, b, & carotenoids combined)

31
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what did Engelmann do

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used bacteria to measure rate of photosynthesis in algae
established action spectrum

32
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Electrons in chlorophyll molecules are _ by absorption of light

33
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Photosystem defintion

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reaction center & light-harvesting complexes (pigment + protein)

34
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Two routes for electron flow:

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Linear (noncyclic) electron flow
Cyclic electron flow

35
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Light Reaction - Linear electron flow process (9 steps)

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Chlorophyll excited by light absorption, picked up by pigment molecules in Photosystem II

E passed to reaction center of Photosystem II (protein + chlorophyll a)

e- captured by primary electron acceptor
Redox reaction 🡪 e- transfer
e- prevented from losing E (drop to ground state)

H2O is split to replace e- 🡪 O2 formed

e- passed to Photosystem I via ETC

E transfer pumps H+ to thylakoid space

ATP produced by photophosphorylation

e- moves from PS I’s primary electron acceptor to 2nd ETC

NADP+ reduced to NADPH

36
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Light Reaction - Linear electron flow
main idea

A

Use solar E to generate ATP & NADPH to provide E for Calvin cycle

37
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Cyclic Electron Flow uses

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PS I only; produces ATP for Calvin Cycle (no O2 or NADPH produced)

38
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granum

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stack of thylakoids

39
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chemiosmosis

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generates ATP in respiration and photosynthesis

40
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Proton motive force generated by:

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H+ from water
H+ pumped across by cytochrome
Removal of H+ from stroma when NADP+ is reduced

41
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Calvin Cycle

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Uses ATP, NADPH, CO2
Produces 3-C sugar G3P (glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate)

42
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3 phases of Calvin cycle

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Carbon fixation
Reduction
Regeneration of RuBP (CO2 acceptor)

43
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Calvin cycle process

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3 CO2 + RuBP (5-C sugar ribulose bisphosphate)
Catalyzed by enzyme rubisco (RuBP)

Use 6 ATP and 6 NADPH to produce 1 net G3P

Use 3 ATP to regenerate RuBP

44
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Alternative mechanisms of carbon fixation have evolved in what climates?

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hot and arid

45
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photo respiration definition

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Metabolic pathway which:
Uses O2 & produces CO2
Uses ATP
No sugar production (rubisco binds O2 🡪 breakdown of RuBP)

46
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when does photo respiration occur? why?

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on hot, dry bright days when stomata close (conserve H2O)

47
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Problem with C3 Plants

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CO2 fixed to 3-C compound in Calvin cycle

Hot, dry days:
partially close stomata, less CO2
Photorespiration
less photosynthetic output (no sugars made)

48
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C4 Plants

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CO2 fixed to 4-C compound
less photorespiration, more sugar production

49
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2 types of C4 plants

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mesophyll and bundle sheath cells

50
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mesophyll cells

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PEP carboxylase fixes CO2 (4-C), pump CO2 to bundle sheath

51
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bundle sheath cells

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CO2 used in Calvin cycle

52
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what happens to C4 plants on hot, dry days

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stomata close

53
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CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) Plants during night

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stomata open 🡪 CO2 enters 🡪 converts to organic acid, stored in mesophyll cells

54
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CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) Plants during day

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stomata closed 🡪 light reactions supply ATP, NADPH; CO2 released from organic acids for Calvin cycle

55
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plant photosynthesis importance

A

Glucose for respiration
Cellulose

56
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global photosynthesis importance

A

O2 Production
Food source

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