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Photosynthesis takes ______ energy and converts to _______ energy in the form of carbohydrates and gets rid of oxygen

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Photosynthesis takes light energy and converts to potential energy in the form of carbohydrates and gets rid of oxygen

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How are carbohydrates used in cellular respiration

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To grow

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Cyanobacteria

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Produces oxygen, ATP and sugar through photosynthesis

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Autotrophs

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Mesophyll cells, where chloroplasts takes place

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Transpiration

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Evaporation of water from leaves

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Plants capture as much solar ______ _____ in leaves

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Plants capture as much solar wave lights in leaves

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Green pigment has chlorophyll in leaves and can go through photosynthesis

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Green pigment has chlorophyll in leaves and can go through photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts

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vacuole/sac contains thylakoids similar to inner folds of mitochondria, chemical reaction takes place

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Stomata

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opens and closes to bring in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

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Stomata Process

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-K ions diffuse out of guard cells
-potassium and water leaves to equal concentration gradient
-the guards collapse
Potassium gets and water gets pumped in
-Guard gets hard and opens
during day (photosynthesis)
-night will close because not photosynthesis

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Chloroplasts reproduce on their own. If plant is under sunny environment it can recreate number of chloroplasts

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Chloroplasts reproduce on their own. If plant is under sunny environment it can recreate number of chloroplasts

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stages of photosytnesis

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-Capture light,
-use it to energize electrons,
-use energized electrons to make atp and reduce NADP to NADPH,
-that atp and NADPH is used to convert co2 and water into glucose,
-gonna have carbohydrates at the end. Plants have to break that down.

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Chlorophyll b and other pigments are just helping out and transferring energy to electrons

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Chlorophyll b and other pigments are just helping out and transferring energy to electrons

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Light reactions

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need light that light produces atp

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Carbon fixation

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takes the atp forms glucose

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Photoautotroph

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uses energy from sun to make own food

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Light dependent reactions are the first stage of photosynthesis

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water molecules split as light energy is absorbed and transformed into energy (ATP NADH)

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Calvin cycle is 2nd stage

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converts CO2 to sugar using energy

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Atenna

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complex light absorbing pigments embedded in thylakoid and capture energy

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Reaction centre

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contains primary electron acceptor

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Absorbtion spectrum

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various wavelengths a substance absorbs

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Action spectrum

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effectiveness of different wavelengths that drive chemical reaction

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Light reaction: photoexcitation which photons excite things, ETC, chemiosmosis uses atp synthase to produce atp

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Light reaction: photoexcitation which photons excite things, ETC, chemiosmosis uses atp synthase to produce atp

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Light reaction

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photo excitation which photons excite things, ETC, chemiosmosis uses atp synthase to produce atp

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chemiosmosis
uses atp synthase to produce atp
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Photoexcitation
charge electrons to work. As energy is used it moves down to lower state.
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Photosystems
Light energy is used to energize electrons. Electrons absorb photon of light which gives energy
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Reaction center that has chlorophyll A ..
transfers energized electrons to the carrier molecule to ETC.
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Why do we water plants
water is source of electrons for ETC.
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photosynthesis is supplying ______, produces ________ which is waste product we give off
photosynthesis is supplying electrons, produces oxygen which is waste product we give off
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z protein
uses energy from sun to split again to donate electrons to etc to hang on to hydrogen to create gradient
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Photosystem 2 oxygen we breathe
light harvesting -donates electrons to etc -mobile carrier to next component - Split proteins of water - vibration -split water, energize, -pass to plastequeno, -electrons picked up by plastesian, photosystem 1, process repeats.
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chemiosmosis phosphorolate adp to atp
chemiosmosis phosphorolate adp to atp
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1 atp is produced for every 4 proton
1 atp is produced for every 4 proton
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atp puts hydrogen in stroma where it can get pumped back in
atp puts hydrogen in stroma where it can get pumped back in
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C3 comes from 3 carbon molecule in first step Takes place when
CO2 is abundant C3 plants open stomata
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Photorespiration using oxygen instead of co2
Reduces amount of sugar produced Occurs when rubisco binds with o2 instead of co2
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C4 plants found in
hot dry environment desert
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Unique leaf in C4
allows to handle high concentration
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Keeps oxygen away from rubisco is which C__
C4
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C4 Mesophyll cells surround _______ cells
Mesophyll cells surround bundle cells
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Carbon fixation phospho______
phosphoglycerate
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Photorespiration phospho______
glycolate
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PEP is
an enzyme that only picks up CO2
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if oxygen is high stomata closes
if oxygen is high stomata closes
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RUBISCO picks up
co2 and o2
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C4 fixation
OAA is converted into malate, - that malate diffuses into bundle cells, - decarboxylates (loses co2) into calvin cycle
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If you open stomata water would escape quick because of
concentration
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Solve the problem at night by doing the cycle twice
Solve the problem at night by doing the cycle twice
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CAMStores malate in vaccule, when sun comes up stored malate will release co2 so plant can go through light reaction in calvin cycle
Stores malate in vaccule, when sun comes up stored malate will release co2 so plant can go through light reaction in calvin cycle
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Photosystem 1 water gets split 2 electrons get donated, we get 1 oxygen molecule that's released by the plant
Photosystem 1 water gets split 2 electrons get donated, we get 1 oxygen molecule that's released by the plant
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Photosystem 1
2 electrons get donated, we get 1 oxygen molecule that's released by the plant
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- to combine sugars we need an enzyme called
rubisco
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Why is Rubisco important?
rubisco is in every green plant and responsible for taking co2 out of air and storing it.
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The calvin cycle is a light independent cycle. Does Not require light
The calvin cycle is a light independent cycle. Does Not require light
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Calvin cycle stages
-Carbon fixation grabs carbon -Reduction phosphorylates takes energy -RUBP make it again
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Goal for calvin cycle is to
create glyceraldehyde (g3p) which is like a pyruvate
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Stage of Carbon fixation in calvin cycle
-requires water -carbon dioxide gets picked up by rubisco -forms 6 carbon molecule gets broken down to 2 3c -3 carbon dioxides get picked up and end up with 6 PGA
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Reduction stage calvin cycle
-Add phosphate and remove phosphate -Out of the 6 g3p one becomes sugar and 5 recreate sugar molecules
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To make a glucose molecule everything is doubled
To make a glucose molecule everything is doubled
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Light reaction photo excitations
Photons excite things ETC and chemiosmosis use ATP synthase to make ATP
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thylakoid
membrane bound, flattened disks, forms granum
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Photoexcitation
Charge electrons to work photosystems Reaction centre transfers energized electrons
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Why do we water plants
Water is source of electrons for ETC
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Z protien
uses energy from sun donates electrons to etc hangs on to hydrogen
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Photosystem 2
oxygen we breathe light harvesting mobile carrier splits protiens of water
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Chemiosmosis
phosphorolates adp to atp 1 atp produced for every 4 proton
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______ puts oxygen in stroma
ATP
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What 3 factors affect photosynthesis
Light, temperature, and carbon dioxide
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Plants can take in so much light because they only have an amount of chloroplasts
Plants can take in so much light because they only have an amount of chloroplasts
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Leaves can take in more light because
chloroplasts have own dna
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Greenhouses can pump co2 in and control amount of ventilation to allow fresh air in
Greenhouses can pump co2 in and control amount of ventilation to allow fresh air in
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Carbon gain
Takes in CO2 to take in sugars, and use sugars during cellular respiration
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Oxygen gain
Take in less oxygen than they give off
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Acetic
Allows plants to go through cellular respiration during winter
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Inputs for photosynthesis
light, water carbondioxide
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outputs for photosynthesis
Sugar and oxygen
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Calvin cycle needs
light
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Photosystem 1
makes nadph
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Process of closed stomata
K+ ions and water diffuse out of cell, becomes flaccid
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Process of open stomata
K+ ions and water diffuse into cell, becomes hard and opens
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Caretenoids
yellow orange, hydrocarbon chain and rings
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Anthocyanins are located in
vaccule
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Photosystems
Absorb wavelengths, transfer energy
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Cuticle
Waxy, water resistant, provides protection
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upper epidermis
Allows light to pass through the mesophyll
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palisade mesophyll
Chloroplasts are abundant, location of most of photosynthesis
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bundle sheath cells
form a tightly packed layer surrounding the veins
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Xylem and phloem
water and sugar transport
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spongy mesophyll cells
facilitate the exchange of gases that are essential to the process of photosynthesis
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guard cells
create openings called stomata
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vein
vascular bundle, transport water minerals and carbohydrates
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Traspiration
The evaporation of water from leaves, produces an evaporative cooling effect to prevent overheating
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Electron source for photosynthesis
Water Photolysis (splitting of water)
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Electron source for Cellular respiration
Glucose During glucose breaking high energy electrons transfer to ETC
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Energy carriers for Photosynthesis
NADP+ accepts electrons, light independant reactions, photosynthesis 2
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Energy carrier for Respiration
NAD FAD
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How do colours affect the rate of photosynthesis?
Different pigments absorb different wavelengths Red and blue absorb efficiently Green reflects Yellow and orange less efficient
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Why does green pigment reflect light?
Green gives plants their colour
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eukariot autotrophs
clorophyll with choloplasts leaves are primary
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prokaryot autotrophs
environmental hazard, ocean freshwater, first organism to use sunlight
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Chlorophyl a
transfers pigmemt
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chlorophyl b
absorb what chlorophyl a cant
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Non cyclic
solar to chemical energy
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