Calvin Cycle
Light Reactions
Reactants and Products
Calvin Cycle and Light Reactions
Wildcard
100
Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
In the stroma
100
Where do the light reactions take place?
The thylakoid membrane
100
What are the reactants for the light reactions?
Water and sunlight
100
Which type of reaction requires sunlight?
Light reactions
100
What is an autotroph?
An organism that can make its own food
200
What is another name for the Calvin cycle?
The dark reactions
200
What pigment must be simulated to start the entire reaction?
Chlorophyll a
200
What are the reactants of the Calvin cycle?
NADPH and carbon dioxide
200
How many PGALs come together during the Calvin cycle to form one glucose?
2 PGALs
200
What is a heterotroph?
An organism that cannot make its own food
300
What element is constantly being broken down and built up during this cycle?
Carbon
300
Which order do the photosystems go in?
1) Photosystem 11 2) Photosystem 1
300
What are the products for the light reactions?
NADPH, ATP, and oxygen
300
Which step is directly before NADP+ in the light reactions?
ATP synthase
300
What is a light particle called?
A photon
400
What is the name of the 3 carbon sugar formed?
G3P or PGAL
400
Why do electrons travel down the electron transport chain?
So they can lose energy
400
What are the products of the Calvin cycle?
NADP, ADP, and glucose
400
When does the Calvin cycle take place?
All day
400
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO2+ 6H2O+ light energy -yields- C6H12O6+ 6O2
500
What does RuBisCO stand for?
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase
500
What is the final electron acceptor of the light reaction?
NADP+
500
Which reaction produces ATP; which produces glucose
Glucose- Calvin Cycle ATP- Light Reactions
500
What is the purpose of the photosystems?
Accept the electrons and reduce their energy
500
What does PGAL stand for?
Phosphoglyceraldehyde
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