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Photosynthesis Flashcards

1
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What does the flat shape of a leaf do?

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Gives the leaf a larger surface area for trapping sunlight

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Why do leaves pivot on their stems?

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To change position relative to the sun for photosynthesis

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Benefits of a thin leaf

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Allows light waves to easily pass through

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What does the xylem do?

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It is the water conduction component of vascular tissue, transports water from soil/roots to the leaves.

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What is a plastid?

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A specialised organelle containing pigment to trap light energy.

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What organelles are the site of photosynthesis?

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Plastids

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7
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What is the main type of plastid?

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Chloroplast

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What pigment does the chloroplast have?

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Chlorophyll which is a green pigment

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What are chloroplasts?

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Oval-shaped membrane bound organelles.

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What is the the inner membrane of a chloroplast like?

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It is highly folded to produce thylakoid stacks.

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What is the purpose of the heavy folds in the inner membrane of a chloroplast?

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To increase surface area for chemical reactions of photosynthesis.

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What are grana?

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Stacks of thylakoid membranes which contain green pigment chlorophyll.

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13
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What is stroma?

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The dense liquid interior of the chloroplast.

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14
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What does the stroma contain?

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Numerous different enzymes needed for photosynthesis

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15
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Where is the site of light dependant phase of photosynthesis? (Energy capture)

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Grana

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What is the location of the light independant phase of photosynthesis? (Calvin cycle)

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Stroma

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17
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What are lamellae?

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membranes joining grana stacks.

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18
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What do lamellae do?

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Provide structure to the chloroplast interior.

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19
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What are palisade cells?

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Large rectangular cells found regularly and tightly packed in a single or double layer.

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20
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Where are palisade cells found?

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Under the upper epidermal layer of leaf.

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21
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What are products of photosynthesis?

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Glucose, Cellulose, Starch and Disaccharides

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22
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What is the function of a cyclic pathway?

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To produce a substrate that will be used again and again

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23
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What transform sunlight energy into chemical energy.?

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Photosynthesis

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24
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What’s the Calvin cycle?

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Light independant reactions of photosynthesis

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25
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What is photolysis?

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One of the key stages in the light dependant stage reactions where water is split into hydrogen ions and oxygen molecules.

26
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What else happens in the light dependant stage besides the splitting of water?

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Molecules of ATP and NADPH are produced and sent to the next stage of PS.

27
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What is NADP?

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A coenzyme that becomes NADPH and carries the charged H+ ions to the next section.

28
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Where does the L.I.R occur?

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The stroma

29
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What is needed to convert CO2 to a 6 carbon sugar?

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NADPH + ATP

30
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What is rubisco?

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The enzyme that catalyses the reaction of RUBP+CO2

31
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What is ribulose biphosphate?

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A 5 carbon compound that binds with CO2 at the beginning of the Calvin cycle

32
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What is carbon fixation?

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the process where carbon dioxide molecules in the chloroplasts are joined with RuBp to start the processes in the Calvin cycle

33
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Where does aerobic respiration occur?

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In the mitochondria of plants.

34
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What does aerobic respiration mean?

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O2 is taken up and CO2 is released.

35
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What is the first stage of cellular respiration?

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Glycolysis

36
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Where does glycolysis happen?

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Cytoplasm

37
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What is the process of glycolysis?

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Glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate?

38
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What is the second stage of C.R?

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Activation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA

39
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Where does the activation of pyruvate to acetyl CoA occur?

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In the mitochondrial matrix.

40
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What is the third stage of C.R?

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the Krebs Cycle

41
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Where does the Krebs cycle happen?

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The mitochondrial matrix

42
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What is the process of the Krebs cycle?

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Series of reactions producing carbon dioxide, ATP and hydrogens/

43
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What’s the fourth stage of C.R?

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Oxidative Phosphorylation

44
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Where does oxidative phosphorylation occur?

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Cistae

45
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What is the process of oxidative phosphorylation?

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H2 is oxidised to water using energy released as ATP.

46
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What’s the equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 12H2O —–> C6 H12 O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O

47
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What is photolysis?

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Water being split

48
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What is photophosphorylation?

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the synthesis of ATP from ADP and phosphate that occurs in a plant using radiant energy absorbed during photosynthesis.

49
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What is glycolysis?

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The glucose being broken down into two molecules of pyruvate

50
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What is the link reaction?

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Pyruvate being split and added to coenzyme A ready to enter the Krebs cycle.

51
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What is the Krebs cycle?

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A derivative of Pyruvate is decomposed to Co2

52
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What is catabolism?

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Catabolism is the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy, or used in other anabolic reactions.

53
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What is anabolism?

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The synthesis of complex molecules in living organisms from simpler ones together with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism.

54
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What is exergonic?

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(of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by the release of energy.

55
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What is endergonic?

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(of a metabolic or chemical process) accompanied by or requiring the absorption of energy, the products being of greater free energy than the reactants.

56
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What are the products of the light dependant phase?

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Oxygen, ATP and NADPH

57
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What are the products of the light independent phase?

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Glucose, Water

58
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What is ATP synthase?

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is an important enzyme that creates the energy storage molecule adenosine triphosphate

59
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What is an autotroph?

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an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide.

60
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What is a heterotroph?

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an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

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