Chapter 10 - Photosynthesis

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photosynthesis

converts solar energy into chemical energy

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autotrophs

sustain themselves without eating other organisms

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autotrophs

produce organic molecules from CO2 and other inorganic molecules

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almost all plants are _____

photoautotrophs

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heterotrophs

obtain their organic material from other organisms

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heterotrophs are

the consumers of the biosphere

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almost all _____ depend on _____ for food and O2

heterotrophs, photoautotrophs

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where is chloroplast found?

mesophyll, the interior tissue of the leaf

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how many chloroplasts does each mesophyll contain?

30-40 chloroplasts

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stomata

microscopic pores where CO2 enters and O2 exits the leaf

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a _____ is structurally designed for photosynthesis

chloroplast

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stroma

fluid filled space inside the inner membrane

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thylakoid

connected sacs in the chloroplast

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what is the third membrane system in chloroplasts?

thylakoids

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grana

stacked columns if thylakoids

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chlorophyll

green pigment inside the thylakoid membranes

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why do plants have a mitochondria?

so they can go through cellular respiration when photosynthesis is not possible

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chloroplasts split H2O into _____ and _____

hydrogen; oxygen

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<p>when chloroplasts splits H<sub>2</sub>O, electrons of hydrogen are incorporated into _____ _____</p>

when chloroplasts splits H2O, electrons of hydrogen are incorporated into _____ _____

sugar molecules

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<p>when chloroplasts splits H<sub>2</sub>O, what is released as a by-product?</p>

when chloroplasts splits H2O, what is released as a by-product?

oxygen

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in photosynthesis, H2O is _____ and CO2 is _____

reduced

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photosynthesis is an _____ process; the energy boost is provided by light

endergonic

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photosynthesis consists of the _____ _____ (the photo part) and _____ _____ (the synthesis part)

light reactions; Calvin cycle

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light reactions occur in the _____

granum

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Calvin cycle occurs in the _____

stromata

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<p>carbon dioxide comes from the _____ and is _____ into C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>12</sub>O<sub>6</sub></p>

carbon dioxide comes from the _____ and is _____ into C6H12O6

Calvin cycle; reduced

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<p>H<sub>2</sub>O comes from the _____ and is _____ into O<sub>2</sub></p>

H2O comes from the _____ and is _____ into O2

light reaction; oxidized

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step 1 of light reaction

split H2O

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step 2 of light reaction

released O2

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step 3 of light reaction

reduce the electron acceptor NADP to NADPH

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step 4 of light reaction

generate ATP and ADP to photophosphorylation

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the Calvin cycle forms sugar from _____, using _____ and _____

CO2; ATP; NADPH

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the Calvin cycle begins with carbon fixation, …..

incorporating CO2 into organic molecules

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in a light reaction, chloroplasts thylakoids transform light energy into the chemical energy of _____ and _____

ATP; NADPH

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electromagnetic radiation

light is a form of electromagnetic energy

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wavelength

the distance between crests of waves

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what does wavelength determine?

the type of electromagnetic energy

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electromagnetic spectrum

the entire range of electromagnetic energy, or radiation

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visible light

wavelength that produces visible colors

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photons

smallest possible particles of electromagnetic energy

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wavelengths are not absorbed are _____ or _____

reflected; transmitted

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why do leaves appear green?

chlorophyll relects and transmits green light

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spectrophotometer

measures a pigment’s ability to absorb various wavelengths

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absorption spectrum

a graph plotting a pigment’s light absorption versus wavelength

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action spectrum

profiles the relative effectiveness of different wavelengths of radiation in driving a procress

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what is the main photosynthetic pigment?

chlorophyll a

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what do chlorophyll b and carotenoids do?

they are accessory pigments that broaden the spectrum used for photosynthesis

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fluorescence

when an excited electron in a pigment falls back into the ground state and photons are given off

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what does a photosystem consist of?

reaction-center complex surrounded by light-harvesting complexes

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what are light-harvesting complexes?

pigment molecules bound to pigments

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what do light-harvesting complexes do?

transfer energy of photons to the reaction center

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where is the primary electron acceptor located?

the reaction center

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what does a primary electron acceptor?

accepts excited electrons becoming reduced

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photosystem II (PS II)

functions first and is best at absorbing a wavelength of 680 nm

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what is the reaction-center chlorophyll a of a PS II called?

P680

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photosystem I (PS I)

best at absorbing a wavelength of 700 nm

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what is the reaction-center chlorophyll a of PS I called?

P700

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during the light reactions, what are the two possible routes for electron flow?

linear and cyclic

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linear electron flow

involves both photosystems

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linear electron flow

produces ATP and NADPH using light energy

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step 1 of linear electron flow

the first pigment molecule gets energy from a photon (light)

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step 2 of linear electron flow

energy from photon is transferred from pigment molecule to pigment molecule

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step 3 of linear electron flow

energy reaches special part of chlorophyll a molecules

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step 4 of linear electron flow

special pair of chlorophyll a molecules transfer an electron to primary electron acceptor

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cyclic electron flow

electrons cycle back from Fd to the PS I reaction center

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cyclic electron flow uses….

only photosystem I and produces ATP, but not NADPH

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is oxygen released in cyclic electron flow?

no

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chloroplasts and mitochondria generate ATP using what process?

chemiosmosis

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how does chemiosmosis occur in the mitochondria?

protons are pumped to the intermembrane space and drive ATP synthesis as they diffuse back into the mitochondrial matrix

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how does chemiosmosis occur in chloroplasts?

protons are pumped into the thylakoid space and drive ATP as they diffuse back into the stroma

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which side of the thylakoid membrane are ATP and NADPH produced?

on the side facing the stroma, where the Calvin cycle takes place

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how does the Calvin cycle reduce CO2 to sugar?

it uses ATP and NADPH to reduce CO2 to sugar

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in the Calvin cycle, carbon enters the cycle as _____ and leaves as sugar, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphase (___)

CO2; G3P

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in the Calvin cycle, the cycle must take place ____ times, fixing ___ molecules of CO2 for the ent synthesis of 1 G3P

three

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what are the three phased of the Calvin cycle?

  1. carbon fixation

  2. reduction

  3. regeneration of the CO2 acceptor (RuBP)

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which reaction return ADP, inorganic phosphae, and NADP to the light reactions?

Calvin cycle reactions

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which reaction is carried out by molecules in the thylakoid membranes?

light reactions

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