Unit 2 Flashcards
phototrophy
use of light energy
photosynthesis
metabolic process where light is used to drive metabolism
- energy of light converted to chemical
where does chemical energy come from in photosynthesis?
ATP and NADH
what is ATP and NADH used for?
fix CO2
autotrophic organisms
can fix CO2
photoautotrophic organisms
use light energy to start metabolism and fixes CO2
photoheterotrophic organisms
organisms that use light energy but CANNOT fix CO2
what do photoheterotrophic organisms use?
organic carbons sources
what do photoautotrophic organisms use?
co2 carbon source (inorganic)
kinds of photoautotrophic organisms
purple and green sulfur bacteria
cyanobacteria
kinds of photoheterotrophic organisms
purple and green NON sulfur bacteria
kinds of photosynthetic pigments
chlorophylls
bacteriochlorophylls
helper proteins
phycobiliproteins
carotenoids
antennae pigments
phycobiliprotein + carotenoids
- light harvesting center or chlorosomes
where are chlorosomes found?
green sulfur bacteria
where are antennae pigments found?
cyanobacteria
purple sulfur bacteria
what is a photocomplex made of?
chlorophylls/bacteriochlorophylls + helper proteins
what is a reaction center made of?
a few photocomplexes
what do antennae pigments surround?
reaction center
characteristics of purple sulfur bacteria?
- anoxygenic photosynthesis
- H2S oxidized (e donor)
- S2 byproduct (deposited inside cell)
- quinone based rxn center (P870)
- runs reverse e flow
what does reverse electron flow do?
helps purple sulfur bacteria in energy generation
- form ATP and NADH
what is the light harvesting structure in purple sulfur bacteria?
- bacteriochlorophylls a and b
- photosynthetic membrane - lamellae/stacks
- helper pigments (antennae pigments)
- pigments embedded in stacks
green sulfur bacteria
- anoxygenic photosynthesis
- H2S oxidized (e donor)
- S2 byproduct (deposited outside cell)
- ferredoxin based reaction center (P840)
light harvesting strucutre for green sulfur bacteria
- bacteriochlorophylls c,d,e
- photosynthetic membrane - lamellae/stacks
- helper pigments in chlorosomes
- pigments in stacks
cyanobacteria
- oxygenic photosynthesis
- H2O oxidized (e donor)
- O2 byproduct ( deposited outside cell)
- quinone and ferredoxin based rxn center
- PSII (P680)- quinone based (similar to purple sulfur)
- PSI (P700)- ferredoxin based (similar to green sulfur)
cyanobacteria light-harvesting structure
- chlorophyll a
- photosynthetic membrane - thylakoids
- helper pigment - organized as antennae pigment
- pigment in thylakoids
which bacteria uses the lowest light?
green
who is exposed to the light gradient?
green
what kind of sensory structures evolved in green bacteria?
chlorosomes
whats the function of carotenoids?
photoprotective agents
- absorb harmful light to prevent dangerous photooxidations
what colour are phycoerythrin?
red
what colour are phycocyanin?
blue
what are phycobilisomes?
phycobiliproteins organized into assemble into aggregates
what to phycobilisomes facilitate?
energy transfer to cyanobacterial reaction centers
what do phycobiliproteins allow cyanobacteria to do?
grow at lower light intensities
what happens to PSI if PSII is blocked in oxygenic phototrophs?
PSI takes role in cyanobacteria
what do cyanobacteria resemble?
anoxygenic photosynthesis
- uses H2S like green and purple sulfur bacteria
name a filamentous cyanobacteria
Oscillatoria limnetica
- lives in anoxic salt ponds
- oxidize H2S and create S
- along with purple and green sulfur
what kind of bacteria preceded cyanobactera?
purple and green sulfur bacteria
what was the first form of photosynthesis?
anoxygenic
what did the key evolutionary inventions of cyanobacteria connect?
- connect 2 forms of reactions centers
- evolve ability to use H2O as photosynthetic e donor
autotrophy
highly oxidized form of CO2 is reduced and assimilated into cell material
what are autotrophs
all phototrophs and chemolithotrophs
what do autotrophs do?
fix CO2
what kinds of bacteria use Calvin cycle?
- cyanobacteria
- purple sulfur
what bacteria uses hydroxypropionate cycle?
Chloroflexus
what was the earliest phototrophs?
Chloroflexus
what bacteria’s used reverse TCA cycle?
thermoproteus (Archaea)
sulfolobus
aquifex
what bacterias used wood-ljungdahl?
acetogens
methanogens
what are the autotrophic pahtways?
calvin
hydroxypropionate
reverse tca
wood-ljungdahl
what was one of the first autotrophic metabolisms?
hydroxypropionate
what was the most efficient pathway?
wood-ljungdahl
what was the youngest co2 fixation?
calvin
what was the most energetically expensive path?
calvin
carboxysomes
polyhedral structures or cell inclusions produced by autotrophs that operate with Calvin
what’s the function of carboxysomes?
concentrate CO2 in cell so its immediately available for RUBISCO
chemolithotrophs
use inorganic compounds to obtain energy for metabolic processes
what was the first form of energy conservation?
chemolithotrophy
how do we know chemolithotrophy was one of the first?
widespread among lineages near base of tree of B and A
what are the energy sources for chemolithotrophs?
H2S
NH4+
H2
Fe2+
what is the carbon source for chemolithotrophs?
CO2
what was one the oldest metabolic processes?
chemolithotrophy
hydrogen oxidation
B and A couple oxidation of H2 with reduction of various e acceptors
what are the e acceptors in H2 oxidation?
NO2
SO4
Fe3+
CO2
what do aerobic H2 oxidizing bacteria do?
H2 oxidizing bacteria that use O2 as terminal e acceptor
what did chemolithotrophs that use H2 develop?
enzyme hydrogenase
what did chemolithotrphs develop?
cytoplasmic hydrogenase-soluble enzyme
membrane-integrated hydrogenase
what organism modelled aerobic H2 oxidation?
Raistonia eutropha
what did colorless sulfur bacteria do?
reduced sulfur compounds as e donors
- anoxygenic photosynthesis