photosynthesis Flashcards
what is the formula for photosynthesis
6CO2+ 6H20 +energy—> C6H12O6 + 6O2
main purpose of light dependent reactions
-(Photo)
- convert light energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH, these chemical energy molecules are used in calvin cycle to assemble sugar molecules
main purpose of light independent reactions
- (synthesis)
- use chem energy from light dependent to assemble glucose
- main goal is to assemble glucose
- calvin cycle
location requirments and products for light dependent reactions
- thylakoid membrane
- required: sunlight and water
- products: oxygen, NADPH, ATP
location requirmeents and products for light independent reactions
- stroma
- requires: ATP, NADPH, CO2 and rubp (enzyme)
- products: glucose, NADP+ and ADP
role of photosystem 2
absorb photons of light energy to energzie and transfer electrons and to create a proton gradeint (H+)
role of photosystem 1
prdocue NADPH which is a energy carrier molecules and to generate a proton motive force
where is energy passes in light dependent reactions
along electron accepting cholophyll A molecules called reaction center
2 stages of light dependent reactions
1: captue solar energy and transfer it to electrons through the splitting of water
2: using energy to make ATP and transferring electrons to make NADPH
what is a photsystem
clusters of cholorphyll and other pigments emeded in thylakoid membrane
what is photolysis
splitting of water, occurs in thylakoid lumen
what is NADP+
coenzyme electron carrier
what is NADPH
electron donor that carriers electrons and hydrogen atoms to other molecules
what is chemiosmosis,
synthesizing ATP using energy from H+ gradeint
process of ions moving across a semi permeable membrane from higher concentration to a lower one
ATP synthase
emeded in thylakoid membrane and porvides the only pathway for H+ to move out
reduction reaction
electron transfer in a chemical equation (gain of electron)
oxidizing agent
- always occurs with a oxidation reaction
oxidation reaction
loss of elctrons
reducing agaent
reacts with oxygen
first step in stage 1
- light strikes the cholorphyll photons excite the chlorophyll
- after chlorophyll captures light energy by absorbing photons and passing energy to electrons it is transfer to reaction center
what causes splitting of water
light energy
water is dived into hydorgen ions, oxygen and electrons
oxygen is made and realses into atmosphere (exits stroma)
Hyrdogen ions remain in luem
electron excitation second step in stage 1
electrons are excited and moved from lumen to cholorphyll
- electrons are transferred to PS1 through electron transport chain
what is the electron transport chain
found along the thylakoid membrane, electron moev along this relasesing energy as they move (redox reaction)
every step down the ETC electrons give up some stored potential energy
what happens when electrons reaches PS1
it is hit by light and become excited again
what is energy realsed by PS1 used for
rejoin high energy electrons with hydrogen ions and NADP+ to produce NADPH (final electron acceptor)
how do hyrdogen ions difuse into thylakoid membrane
cannot diffuse out because membrane is impermebale to them so uses chemiosmmosi
- energy realses from Electron tasnport chain pulls hydrogen ions into thyalkoid membrane (against gradeint)
- creates a + channel and a step gradeinent