Photoynthesis Test Flashcards
autotroph
PRODUCE OWN FOOD, sunlight or chemical bond, photosynthesis, chemosynthesis
Heterotroph
Energy from food
autotroph vs. heterotroph
Produce food vs, get energy from food
photosynthesis
Autotrophs, base of terrestrial, aquatic food webs, - included plants, algae, plankton, coral….except for chemiosynthetic organisms
light reactions
water splitting, photosystem 2, photosystem 1, ATP synthesis …. Light energy results in chemical energy span the thylakoid membrane
water splitting
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photosystem 2
Photosystems are pigments embedded in proteins in the thlyakoid membrane, in system two, energy is passed to chlorphyll a and is excited then leaves chlorophyll a to the primary electron receptor then donates electrons to electon transport chain
as electrons move they lose energy
photosystem 1
Only difference from ps2
Electrons + protons + nadp
-> nadph
atp synthesis
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calvin cycle
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alternative pathways
c4 plants, CAM plants
C4 plants
Plants in hot dry climates, fix c through the c4 pathway, stomata partially closed during hittest part of the day, prevent water loss, enzyme fix CO2 into 4c compounds, calvin cycle ensues even when co2 levelis low, o2 level high—-converts CO2 into C4. Keeps stomata partially closed to keep water in.
CAM plants
SOME plants in hot dry climates c fixation at night, minimize water loss; used by plants in hot climates. Process done at night.
environmental factors
temp, light, CO2
Organelles involved in photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Chloroplast, mitochondria
Photosynthesis
Chlorplast, glucose, oxygen
Cellular respiration
Mitochondria, atp, water, co2
Photsynthesis is a how many stage process
Light reactions and calvin cycle