Vocabulary
Chlorophyll
Green pigment found in plants that captures sunlight and converts CO2 and water to oxygen and sugar (glucose)
Where does the light reaction occur?
Thylakoid Membrane
What is required for dependent light reactions?
Solar Energy
Glucose is a --
Sugar
Who uses photosynthesis?
Plants, algae, Cyanobacteria
ATP
Adenosine Triphosphate
What waste product is produced during the light dependent reaction?
Oxygen
What is the opposite of cellular respiration?
Photosynthesis
— synthase is an enzyme that converts ADP to ATP
ATP
Chlorophyll makes what color?
Green
Autotrophs
Aka producers, make their own food/energy
Light energy converts into ?
Chemical energy
What is the photosynthesis equation?
6CO2 + 6H20 -> C6H12O6 + 6O2
carbon dioxide and water turn into glucose and oxygen
—- is the first stage of photosynthesis where visible light is absorbed
Light dependent reaction
What color does Chlorophyll turn into when it breaks down?
Yellow and orange
Thylakoids
A disc-shaped membranous structure inside the chloroplast (stacked cookies)
What happens when sunlight is absorbed by molecules of chlorophyl?
Electrons became very excited and get energy
— is oxidized, releasing electrons, hydrogen ions, and —
H2O and O2
Most photosynthesizing cells have ー and ー
Chlorophyll and Carotenoids
How do plants get their water?
The roots!
Photosystem
Cluster of light harvesting chlorophyll that surrounds a reaction center complex
What 2 molecules are constantly recycled between the light dependent reaction and the light independent reaction?
ADP & ATP, NADP+ and NADPH
NADP+ transforms into
NADPH
Thylakoid space is a reservoir for —
Hydrogen ions
— surrounds stroma
Double membrane