Unit 3 Quiz 2 Flashcards
Ancestral ______ were the first to evolve the use of photosynthesis on specialized internal _____
Prokaryotes, membranes
The evolution of photosynthesis introduced _____ into early Earth’s atmosphere
Oxygen
Eukaryotic cells capable of performing photosynthesis evolved as a result of endosymbiosis between a _______ and _____ prokaryote
Photosynthetic, non-photosynthetic
The early atmosphere of Earth had little or no _____
Oxygen gas
Define Fermentation
Ancient biochemical pathway that does not require oxygen gas
Anaerobic cellular respiration makes use of final electron acceptors other than _____
Oxygen gas
All of the oxygen in Earths atmosphere results from _______ by photosynthetic bacteria, algae, and plants
Photosynthesis
The ability as an electron donor in photosynthesis first evolved in _____ 2.4 billion years ago
Cyanobacteria
What are the three separate parts that work together to generate NADPH and ATP in light dependent reactions?
Photolysis, electron transport chain, chemiosmosis
Electron carries for photosynthesis include _____ and _____
NADP+, NADPH
Antenna chlorophyll molecules transfer absorbed light energy to the _____
Reaction center (also chlorophyll)
Reaction centers transfer electrons to an _____ thus initiating the photosynthetic electron transport chain
Electron acceptor(protein)
_____ is the electron donor In the light dependent reactions and _____ is the final electron acceptor
water, NADP+
The photosynthetic electrons transports chain consists of what 2 photosystems in a series?
Photosystem II and Photosystem I
Photosystem II pulls electrons from _____, resulting in the production of oxygen.
Water