Light-Dependent Reactions
What part of photosynthesis requires light energy directly?
Light-dependent reactions
What does the Calvin cycle use to build glucose
ATP and NADPH
What complex captures light energy and excites electrons in the light reactions?
Photosystem
Where in the chloroplast do the light dependent reactions occur?
Thylakoid membrane
Where in the chloroplast does the Calvin cycle occur?
stroma
What are the two main photosystems involved in light reactions?
Photosystem II and Photosystem I
What molecule is split during the light reaction to release oxygen
Water
What gas is fixed during the Calvin cycle?
Carbon dioxide
What molecule is the final electron acceptor in the light reactions?
NADP+
What molecule carries high energy electrons from the light reactions to the Calvin cycle?
NADPH
What enzyme is responsible for carbon fixation?
RubisCo
What process creates a proton gradient used to produce ATP in chloroplasts?
Chemiosmosis
What is produced as a direct result of electron transport in the light reactions besides NADPH
ATP and oxygen
What is the final product of the Calvin cycle that can be used to form glucose?
G3P
What enzyme uses the proton gradient to produce ATP in chloroplasts?
ATP synthase