Photosynthesis -_- Flashcards

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1
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-generates ATP using an ETC in the absence of oxygen
-takes place in prokaryotic organisms that live in environments with no oxygen
-the final electron acceptors: sulfates or nitrates

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anaerobic respiration

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2
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generates ATP without an ETC

-extension of glycolysis
-recycles NAD+
-occurs in the cytosol
-NO oxygen

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fermentation

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3
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pyruvate is converted into ethanol

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alcohol fermentation

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4
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pyruvate is reduced directly by NADH to form lactate

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lactic acid fermentation

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5
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the process that coverts solar energy into chemical energy

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photosynthesis

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6
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chloroplasts evolved from…?

A

photosynthetic bacteria

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7
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so when an absorption spectrum graph is high its…

when its low its…

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absorbing, reflecting

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8
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-chlorophyll a
-P680-absorbs 680nm wavelength red light

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photosystem 2

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-chlorophyll b
-P700- absorbs 700nm wavelength red light

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photosystem 1

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10
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photosynthesis is a redox process in which H20 is ____ and CO2 is ____

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oxidized, reduced

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11
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builds sugar from smaller molecules by using ATP and the reducing power of electrons carried by NADPH

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Calvin cycle

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12
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what are the three phases of the calvin cycle in order??

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-carbon fixation
-reduction
-regeneration of the CO2 acceptor

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13
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what two molecules come from the light reactions and go to the calvin cycle?

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ATP and NADPH

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14
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what are the products of glycolysis?

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ATP, pyruvate, NADH

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15
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what are the products of the citric acid cycle?

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NADH, FADH2, and ATP or GTP

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16
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What are the products of the ETC

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NAD+, FAD, water and protons