Photosynthesis + Cellular Respiration

1. Photosynthesis

• Light-Dependent Reactions

• Organelle where photosynthesis takes place: Chloroplasts

• Smaller structure inside the chloroplasts where the light-dependent reactions occur: Thylakoid

• When light hits the chlorophyll, electrons are released

• Role of NADP+ and Water

• Role of NADP+ in the light-dependent reactions: Grabs electrons and turns them into NADPH

• Water's role in the light-dependent reactions: Electrons, oxygen, and hydrogen are released from the water.

• Oxygen's role in the light-dependent reactions: Produced as a product

• Light-Independent Reactions (Calvin Cycle)

• Name of the cycle in the light-independent reactions: Calvin cycle

• What happens to CO2 during the Calvin cycle: Used to produce glucose

• Roles of NADPH and ATP in the Calvin cycle: Provide energy for the Calvin cycle

• Equation for photosynthesis: 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2.

Cellular Respiration

• Glycolysis

• First process in cellular respiration: Glycolysis

• Location of glycolysis: Cytoplasm

• Molecule that enters glycolysis: Glucose

• Role of NAD+ in glycolysis: Electron carrier

• Other molecule resulting from glycolysis: 2 ATP

• Krebs Cycle and Electron Transport Chain (ETC)

• Organelle where the rest of cellular respiration occurs: Mitochondria

• Name of the cycle in cellular respiration: Krebs cycle

• Molecule that enters the Krebs cycle: Glucose

• Waste product of the Krebs cycle: CO2

• Two electron carriers made during the Krebs cycle: NADH, FADH2

• Where the electron carriers take the electrons: ETC in the inner membrane of the mitochondria

• Final product of cellular respiration and its quantity: 32 ATP

• Role of oxygen at the end of cellular respiration: Results in the release of H2O

• Molecule produced as a result of the action of oxygen at the end of cellular respiration: H2O

• Equation for Cellular Respiration

• Equation for cellular respiration: C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O