Photosynthesis
What do plants need for photosynthesis?
water, carbon dioxide, and light
What are the green pancake like disks in the chloroplast?
thylakoid
Where does the light dependent reaction take place?
thylakoid/thylakoid membrane
What are the inputs of the Calvin cycle?
CO2, ATP, NADPH
What is phosphorylation?
What are the products of photosynthesis?
glucose (sugar) and oxygen gas
What is the fluid surrounding the thylakoids called?
stroma
What are the inputs of the LDR?
What are the outputs of the Calvin cycle?
What happens to ADP and NADP+ after they give their electrons away in the reduction phase of the Calvin cycle?
They are recycled to the LDR to become ATP and NADPH again.
Why do plants appear green?
chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light and reflects green
What do you call pigments/proteins in the thylakoid that absorb light energy?
photosystems
What are the outputs of the light dependent reaction?
ATP, NADPH, O2 (oxygen gas as a byproduct)
Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
stroma
What is the enzyme that catalyzes carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle?
RuBisCo
What is the balanced chemical equation for photosynthesis?
6H2O + 6CO2 --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is the primary pigment in plants?
chlorophyll
What do the H+ move through to create ATP?
How many cycles/G3P does it take to make 1 glucose molecule?
2
What is the term that describes diffusion and active transport working together to make ATP?
chemiosmosis
What is the energy transformation in photosynthesis?
solar to chemical
What are grana?
a stack of thylakoids
What is the purpose of the photosystems?
to re-charge/re-excite the electrons
What are the three phases of the Calvin cycle?
What organisms photosynthesize?
plants