Unit 3 SB Flashcards
The energy used by most living cells comes ultimately from the ___ and is captured through the process of ___
Sun
Photosynthesis
The internal membrane of the chloroplast is also known as ___
Thylakoid membrane
Jan Baptista ___ ___ performed an experiment for which he grew a willow tree in a pot for several years, during which time he kept an exact record of changes in the weight of the soil.
Van Helmont
What is the ultimate source of energy for almost all living cell on earth
The sun
The stacks in the chloroplast are called
Grana
Van Niel introduced the term ___ ___ to denote the process and protons resulting from the splitting of water
Carbon fixation
the generalized equation for photosynthesis proposed by van niel, CO2 + 2H2A + Light energy yields =
CH2O + H2O + 2A
A leaf that appears to be green to the human eye contains pigment molecules that are ___
Reflecting green light
What best describes the properties of light
Light has properties of both a particle and a wave
The two most important classes of pigments in chloroplasts are chlorophylls and ___
Carotenoids
In van niels generalized equation of photosynthesis, which of the following is the donor of electrons
H2A
The production of one molecule of ___ from water during photosynthesis requires several thousand chlorophyll molecules
Oxygen
In all photosynthetic organisms studied to date, except one class of photosynthetic bacteria, light is captured by clusters of chlorophyll and accessory pigment molecules, which together are called
Photosystems
The light- ___ reactions of photosynthesis occur on membranes
Dependent
Anoxygenic bacteria have how many photosystems
One
How many different types of photosystems are found in chloroplasts
Two
The production of one molecule of O2 during photosynthesis requires how many chlorophyll molecules
Thousands
Where do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplast
The thylakoid membrane
The electron transport chain directly associated with photosystem II is used to generate ___ , while the electron transport chain directly associated with photosystem I is used to generate ___
ATP and NADPH
What organisms have only one photosystem
Anoxygenic bacteria
How many types of photosystems are found in chloroplasts?
2
Photophosphorylation produces ___, which stores chemical energy that can be used for the Calvin cycle, carbon fixation also requires reducing power, which is provided by ___ produced by photosystem I
ATP
NADPH
In all photosynthetic organisms studied to date, except one class of photosynthetic bacteria, light is captured by clusters of chlorophyll and accessory pigment molecules, which together are called…
Photosystems
Which photosystem’s main function is to generate high-energy electrons for the synthesis of ATP?
Photosystem II
The Calvin cycle is also known as ___ photosynthesis because the first intermediate of the cycle contains three carbon atoms
C3
The ATP synthases of chloroplasts and mitochondria are ___
Evolutionary related
Where are PSII and the B6-f complexes located?
In the grana and in borders between the grana and the stoma lamellae
The ATP needed in the Calvin cycle comes from ___
Both cyclic and non cyclic photophosphorylation
Almost all photosynthetic organisms capture light using
Photosystems
Typically, it is considered that the net gain of the Calvin cycle is (are) ___ molecules of G3P
2
T or F: mechanism of ATP
synthesis in the ATP synthase of
chloroplasts is fundamentally different from
the one used in the ATP synthase of
mitochondria.
False
The enzyme rubisco has more than one activity. Because of this, most plants, also perform ___, which consumes oxygen and liberates carbon dioxide. This process can lower the net benefit from photosynthesis
Photorespiration
Recent studies with the atomic force
microscope have shown that PSI and the
ATP synthase are not randomly distributed
in thylakoid membranes, rather, they seem
concentrated ___
Primarily in the connections between grana (the stroma lamellae)
A c3 plants
Can only fix carbon using the Calvin cycle
The C4 pathway has a cost to plants, because the conversion of ___ to PEP requires the expenditure of ATP
Pyruvate
What is the net gain of the Calvin cycle
Two molecules of G3P
Plants that use ___ photosynthesis avoid water loss by closing their stomata during the day and opening them at night
CAM
What molecule is released during photorespiration
Carbon dioxide