photosythesis Flashcards
what is the word equation for photosynthesis
carbon dioxide + water -> oxygen and glucose
what is the chemical equation of photosynthesis
what is meant by the term limiting factor
something, that leads to a reduction in product yield
name three limiting factors
- light
- temp
- carbon dioxide
what is meant by an autotroph
self feeding
why do plants support all life
- primary producers
- produce oxygen
what type of sugar is transported around the plant
scurose
what vessel is sucrose transported in
the phloem
what is the role of the chloroplast
absorb light
what is photophosphorylation
adding phosphate groups
what is the outer membrane
permeable to many small ions
what is the inner membrane
- less permeable to small ions
- has transport proteins, embedded to control entry/ exit of substances
what is the stroma
- fluid filled space surrounding the thylakoids
- site of the light dependent stage of photosynthesis (Calvin cycle)
what is the granum
- thylakoids, stacked on top of each other to form the inner membrane site of the light dependent stage of photosynthesis
what is the intergranular lamellae
membrane channels, joining grana together
what is the photosystem
funnel - shaped structures that contain photosynthetic pigments found in the thylakoid membrane.
what is photosynthetic pigment
colour substances, that absorb energy from certain wavelengths (colours) of light, they are embed in the thylakoid membranes.
describe the contents of the thylakoid membrane
- photosynthetic pigments in photosystems
- electron carriers
- ATPase enzymes
why is it useful, to have a range of light pigments
absorb different wavelengths/ colour of light.
what is meant by the term photosynthetic pigment
pigment that absorbs specific wavelengths of light, and traps the energy associated with the light, such pigments include chlorophyll a and b, carotene and xanthophyll.
where can we find photosystems
in the thylakoid membrane, in the chloroplasts.
where is the primary reaction centre, in these photosystems, and what can we find there.
at the bottom of the photosystem and we find chlorophyll A there.
what do electron carriers do
carry electrons
what enzyme did respiration use to make ATP
ATPsynthase
what is the function of the light dependent reaction
to convert solar energy into chemical energy
what are the two things that are formed in the light dependent reaction
- NADPH (reduced NaDP)
- ATP
what is the Calvin cycle
- metabolic pathway of the light - independent stage of photosynthesis, occurring in the stroma of chloroplast where carbon dioxide is fixed, with the products of the light depend stage, to make organic compounds.
what are biotic components
components of an ecosystem that are living