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Photosynthesis
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Following atoms | C in CO2 goes to glucose, Hydrogen comes from water, and oxygen comes from CO2, then for oxygen, half comes from co2 and half comes from water |
| Photosynthesis | Anabolic and exergonic, light reactions, the calvin cycle. |
| Overview of Light reactions: | Occur in the thylakoid membrane in photosystems and converts solar energy to chemical energy Chemical energy in two forms: NADPH and ATP Light energy (photons) excite electrons in “photosystems” sent through an ETC |
| Photosystem | Complexes of proteins that direct incoming photons to “reaction center” where chlorophyll a molecules produce excited electrons and transfer them to an electron transport chain |
| Noncyclic (linear) electron flow | Electrons move from PSII to PSI via an ETC = ATP e-’s final stop reduces NADP+ to NADPH. Produce: ATP and NADPH Requires: water |
| Generation of ATP | “fall” of electrons from PS II to PS I provides energy to pump H+ into thylakoid lumen = potential energy ATP synthase allows diffusion of H+ ions back to stroma leading to ATP formation, and will be used in calvin cycle |