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PRODUCTS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS- DIAGRAM

C3 PLANTS
fix CO2 directly into 3C compounds (eg GP / GALP)
4C PLANTS
fix CO2 into a 4C compound that can then be used to raise CO2 levels w/in plant cells, minimising photorespiration
CAM PLANTS
live in hot, dry climates where water loss could be a real problem
so open stomata at night and shut stomata during day
in dark (when stomata are open) they fix CO2 into a compound that acts like a CO2 store
then during day CO2 can be released to the cells to be used for photosynthesis
LIMITING FACTORS
LIMITING FACTOR- variable that limits the rate of a chemical reaction
light, CO2 and temp
rate of photosynthesis can be measured by volume of O2 produced, or volume of CO2 taken in
LIGHT
low levels of light will reduce amount of ATP and reduced NADP produced during light-dependent stage, therefore limit rate of light-independent reactions

CARBON DIOXIDE
lack of CO2 means that less RuBP can be converted into GP then GALP

TEMPERATURE
many reactions in photosynthesis (particularly light-independent stage) involve enzymes
enzymes need to have enough KE to collide w/ substrates and form enzyme-substrate complexes
but at temps above optimum, enzymes will be denatured as their active site changes shape
