Photosynthesis: Light Reaction Flashcards
walang kamatayang photosynthesis
Photosynthetic organisms use this energy to synthesize complex carbon compounds.
solar energy
Light may appear as both __ and __.
particle; wave
The distance between successive wave crests is called ___.
wavelength
The number of wave crests that pass an observer in a given time is called ____.
frequency
The light wave is a ___ electromagnetic wave.
transverse
Light as a particle is called a __.
photon
Energy in a photon
quantum
The energy (E) of a photon depends on the frequency of the light. True or False?
True; known as Planck’s Law
Explain the relationship between (1) energy and frequency, and (2) energy and wavelength.
e = hv
e = hc/λ
Molecules that absorb light
pigments
Colors that chlorophyll absorb and reflect
blue and red: absorbed
green and yellow: reflected
Transitions to an excited state occur only when the energy exactly matches the energy gap between the ground state energy and the excited state energy.
law of quantum mechanics
When excited, chlorophyll may return to its ground state and release photon. This is called ___.
fluorescence
When excited, chlorophyll may return to its ground state, but no release of photon, which is known as ___.
relaxation
Chlorophyll may also transfer the energy to another molecule when excited. This is called ___.
energy transfer
The energy of the chlorophyll’s excited state causes chemical reactions. This is known as ___.
photochemistry
All pigments are found in the chloroplast. True or False?
true
Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria : chlorophyll
as
anaerobic photosynthetic bacteria :
bacteriochlorophyll
Number of rings found in a chlorophyll that are similar with the heme and cytochrome; known as ____.
four; porphyrin rings
Element that is central to the porphyrin ring.
magnesium; fe in heme
Long hydrophobic tail in a chlorophyll with 20 hydrocarbons.
phytol tail
Chlorophyll a & b : ____
Chlorophyll c, d, & f : ____
green plants
protists and cyanobacteria
Chlorophyll a absorbs _____.
Chlorophyll b absorbs _____.
violet and orange
blue and yellow
Tetraterpene (C40) molecules derived from eight isoprene units responsible for coloration, assembly of light-harvesting complexes, and protection of photosynthetic apparatus from photooxidative damage; accessory light‐harvesting pigments.
carotenoids
Site of biophysical and biochemical
reactions of photosynthesis.
chloroplast
Third membrane system of chloroplast
thylakoid membrane