Biology photosynthesis (Unit 3)

Equation of photosynthesis

6CO2+6H2O = C6H12O6+6O2

What is the role of chlorophyll in the plant

Chlorophyll is the main pigment found in the chloroplasts of plants that capture energy from the sun

What are the reactants of the photosynthesis equation?

Carbon dioxide and water

What are the products of photosynthesis reaction

Glucose and oxygen

What takes in light and water and produce oxygen

Light dependent reactions

What takes in carbon dioxide and uses ATP/NADPH to create a molecule of sugar

Light independent reaction/Calvin cycle

Where does light dependent reaction happen

Happens in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts

Three factors that’s defect the rate of photosynthesis

Temperature, available water, light intensity

Where does light independent reaction happen

In the stroma of chloroplasts

ATP

molecule that stores and provides energy for cellular process

ADP

a lower energy molecule that can be converted in ATP

NADPH

an electron carrier that stores energy used in the Calvin cycle

NADP+

An empty electron carrier that becomes NADPH when reduced