Vocabulary
This type of energy is used to start photosynthesis
What is solar energy/radiant energy/sunlight?
This is the chemical precursor to glucose
What is G3P?
The light independent reactions can also be called
What is 1) the Calvin cycle and 2) the dark reactions?
This is the process of adding a phosphate group to a molecule
What phosphorylation?
These organisms cannot go through photosynthesis
What are heterotrophs?
This is the chemical formula for glucose
What is C6H12O6?
The Calvin Cycle occurs here
What is the stroma?
The electron transport chain of photosynthesis occurs here
What is the thylakoid membranes?
This part of photosynthesis is when carbon fixation occurs
What is the light-independent reactions/Calvin cycle/dark reactions?
These are pores in plants that open and close to exchange CO2 and O2 with the environment
What are stoma/stomata?
These are the three types of photosynthesis discussed in class
What are 1) C3 Photosynthesis, 2) C4 Photosynthesis, and 3) CAM Photosynthesis?
Plants that carry out CAM photosynthesis are not able to do this during the day
What is 'gas exchange (CO2 in and O2 out)?'
In C4 photosynthesis, light and dark reactions are split between these two cell types:
What are 1) mesophyll cells and 2) bundle sheath cells?
_______ is the energy molecule of all living organisms AND explain where most of the energy in this molecule resides
What is Adenosine TriPhosphate and 'in the bond between the second and third phosphate?'
List the three biggest factors that affect the rates of photosynthesis
What are 1) temperature, 2) light levels, 3) CO2 concentrations?
These are the three products of photolysis:
What is 1) free electrons, 2) free hydrogen ions, and 3) Oxygen gas?
This is how CAM photosynthesis was named
What is 'Crassulacean Acid Metabolism?'
This is the primary reason that photolysis happens during photosynthesis
What is 'to replace electrons lost in the chlorophyll?'
This is the definition of carbon fixation AND when this occurs during photosynthesis
What is ' the process of transforming gaseous, inaccessible carbon into a solid, accessible form of carbon called glucose - occurs during the Calvin Cycle?'
Explain the major difference and a similarity between C4 and CAM photosynthesis
What is 'both processes evolved to minimize water losses in plants; C4 photosynthesis separates light and dark reactions by space and CAM photosynthesis separates light and dark reactions through time?'
Briefly explain how C4 and C3 photosynthesis were named (including the names of the molecules)
What is 'C3 photosynthesis was named after the first, stable carbon compound seen in the dark reactions - called 3-PGA; C4 photosynthesis was also named after the first stable carbon compound observed in the dark reactions - called Malate?'
During the Calvin cycle, _________ is combined with RuBP, __________ exits the cycle to start building glucose, and ribulose-5-phosphate combines with ________________ to regenerate RuBP
What is 1) CO2, 2) G3P, 3) Rubisco?
Briefly explain the differences between CAM and C4 photosynthesis
What is 'CAM plants separate light and dark reactions over time; C4 plants separate light and dark reactions across space?'
These are the three products of photolysis AND what happens to each product
What is '1) oxygen gas (released as a waste product), 2) free hydrogens (sent to thylakoid membrane to be used in ETC), and 3) free electrons (go back to replace those we lost in chlorophyll?'
List the three products of the light reactions of photosynthesis AND what happens to each of these products
What are 1) oxygen gas (released through stomata as a waste product), 2) ATP (used to power the Calvin cycle), and 3) NADPH (used to power the Calvin cycle)?