Definition
Define photosynthesis
a process where light is converted to chemical energy which helps produce sugar, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water.
Where is a organelle found
Chloroplasts
What plants use C4 photosynthesis
maize and sugarcane
What are the three steps of the Calvin Cycle
Carbon fixation, Reduction, Regeneration of RuBP
What is commanly used by plants
C3 photosynthesis
Define chloroplast
organelle composed of many membranes that are used to change solar energy into chemical energy
What does an organelles contain
chlorophyll
Where are C4 plants mostly found
in hot and dry weather
Where does the light dependent reactions occur and what does it do
It occurs in the thylakoid and where the conversion of light to chemical energy
What are C3 plants
(wheat and rice) cotton, potatoes, and soybeans
Define aerobic
The reduction of carbon to carbohydrates and electrons being released from water which release oxygen
Photosynthesis
how did C4 plants adapt
They continue to fix carbon even though their stomata are closed
What is in the thylakoid space
photosystem 1 and photosystem 2
Where are CAM plants mostly found
very hot and dry environment
Define anaerobic
the process where light energy is used to create organic compounds but don't produce oxygen
What are the chloroplast similar too
What is transported in a bundle of sheath
Malate
What do the system do
photosystem 2 uses light to split water realising oxygen protons and electrons photosystem 1 re-energize the low electron to transfer through thylakoid membrane to reduce NADP to NADPH
How did cam plants adapt
they open here stomata at night which lowers the risk of water loss
Define ATP
a high energy molecule that is contained to there bonds energy which cells can use
What genes are essential to photosynthesis and organelles
encoded proteins
how many carbon compounds oe the C4 use
Four carbon compound intermideate
What fuels the Calvin Cycle
What is the C3 process called
Three carbon compound