Photosynthesis Flashcards
Photosynthesis
Process by which plants make there own food
Chlorophyll
Traps light energy and combines it with carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose
roles of photosynthesis
Make food for plant and animal
Removes carbon dioxide from air
chemical equation for photsynthesis
6CO2+6H2O+Light —> C6H 12O6+6O2
Requirements of photosynthesis
Carbon Dioxide
Water
Light energy
Chlorophyll
(stage one ) Pathway 1 , light dependant stage
Light energises electrons in chlorophyll
Energised electrons transport to electron acceptor
e- move allong etc releasing energy and adp+p forming atp
then e- return to chlorophyll
photolysis
water split by light energy
water split by light energy
photolysis
products of photolysis
H+ions
Oxygen
Where is O2 created?
Created in the light stage and is waste product , released into the atmosphere or used by the leaf in respiration
(stage 2) Pathway 2 , light dependant stage
Photolysis
NADP+ and e- create NADP-
NADP-and H+ create NADPH
Produce ATP and NADPH for the dark stage
Stage 2 , Dark Stage
Takes place in stroma of chloroplasts
NADPH supplies H+,
Then reduces to NADP- , supplies e-
Factors that effect Dark Stage ( Calvin Cycle )
Temperature and PH
Distinguish between light and dark stage