Photosynthesis, cell cycle, and genes Flashcards
Light reactions
convert light energy to chemical energy as ATP and NADPH
Occurs in the thylakoid membrane
Carbon-fixation reactions
uses ATP and NADPH plus CO2 to produce carbohydrates
Occurs in the stroma
Inputs and outputs of light reactions
Input: photons/lights and H2O
Output: O2, ATP, and NADPH
Inputs and outputs of carbon-fixation reactions
Inputs: ATP, NADPH, CO2
Outputs: G3P -> glucose
Pigment molecules are arranged in _______
Light-harvesting complexes or antenna systems
Light energy is captured in _____ and transferred to ______
Light harvesting complexes
Reaction centers
The energy is absorbed by other pigment molecules and passed to ______ in the reaction center
Chlorophyll a
In the reaction center, the light energy is converted into chemical energy:
The excited chlorophyll a molecule (CHI*) gives up an electron to an acceptor
A redox reaction: the chlorophyll gets oxidized to ChI+; the acceptor molecule is reduced
The electron acceptor is the first in a chain of carriers in the thylakoid membrane
ATP is formed by ____
photophosphorylation, a chemiosmotic mechanism
H+ is transported across the _______ into the lumen, creating an _______
thylakoid membrane
electrochemical gradient
Water oxidation creates more ____ in the lumen and ____ reduction removes ____ in the stroma; both contribute to the __ gradient
H+
NADP+
H+
H+
High H+ concentration in the ____ drives H+ back into the stroma through _______
lumen
ATP synthase channels
Photosystem I
An excited electron from the CHI* reduces an acceptor
The oxidized CHI* takes an electron from the last carrier in PSII
The energetic electron is passed through several carriers and reduces NADP+ to NADPH
Stage one- carbon fixation
CO2 incorporated into a 5-carbon molecule (RuBP) by the enzyme rubisco
6-carbon molecule is quickly split into 2 molecules of 3-PGA
Stage 2-reduction
Each 3-PGA receives a phosphate from ATP (substrate-level phosphorylation)
These carbon-containing molecules are reduced by NADPH and become G3P
Stage 3- Regeneration
Some G3P molecules used to make glucose
Others are recycled to regenerate the 5-carbon RuBP, which is necessary for carbon fixation
C4 plants
In mesophyll cells, PEP carboxylase catalyzes the reaction of CO2 and PEP to form oxaloacetate which is converted to malate
Malate diffuses to bundle sheath cells
Malate is decarboxylated to pyruvate and CO2
Pyruvate moves back to mesophyll cells to regenerate PEP
CO2 enters the calvin cycle
ATP has to be spent to ferry intermediates back and forth across the membrane
CAM plants
Stomata are open at night and closed during the day to conserve water
At night, CO2 is fixed by pep carboxylase, and malate is stored in vacuoles
During the day, malate moves to chloroplasts and is decarboxylated and the CO2 goes into the calvin cycle
Intermediates are stored in vacuoles until the next day, when photosynthesis can occur
Cell division signals-prokaryotes
binary fission begins with cell division signals-usually external factors such as nutrient concentration and environmental conditions
DNA replication-prokaryotes
occurs as the DNA moves through a “replication complex” of proteins near the center of the cell. Starts with ori region and ends with ter region
DNA segregation-prokaryotes
when replication is complete ori regions move to opposite ends of the cell, segregating the daughter chromosomes
Cytokinesis-prokaryotes
cell membrane pinches in; protein fibers form a ring. New cell wall materials are synthesized resulting in in separation of the two cells
Cell signals- eukaryotes
related to the needs of the entire organism
DNA replication-eukaryotes
eukaryotes have more than 1 chromosome
starts at many origins on the chromosomes
limited to one part of the cell
DNA segregation-eukaryotes
mitosis separates the newly replicated chromosomes into two new nuclei; one copy of each chromosome ends up in each daughter cell
cytokinesis-eukaryotes
proceeds differently in animal and plants cells
Binary fission
results in reproduction of the entire single-celled organism
interphase
G1, S, G2
duration of interphase varies
cell nucleus is visible
typical cell function occurs including replication
G1
chromosomes are unreplicated
duration varies from minutes to years or some cells enter a resting phase
ends at G1-to-S transition, when commitment is made to DNA replication and cell division
S phase
DNA replicates; sister chromatids remain together until mitosis
G2
cell prepares for mitosis by synthesizing the structures that move the chromatids
M phase
includes mitosis and cytokinesis
Protein kinases
enzymes that catalyze transfer of a phosphate group from ATP to a protein (phosphorylation)
this changes shape and function of the protein
CDK
controls the G1-to S transition, a control point in the cell cycle called the restriction point