Chloroplasts Flashcards
1
Q
What are thylakoids?
A
-folded membranes which contain photosynthetic proteins + electron carrier proteins
-involved in LDR
2
Q
What is the stroma?
A
-fluid centre containing enzymes
-in LIR
-also contain ribosomes to create these enzymes
3
Q
Where is chlorophyll located?
A
-in photosystems on thylakoid membrane
4
Q
What colour is chlorophyll a?
A
-blue/green
5
Q
What colour is chlorophyll b?
A
-yellow/green
6
Q
What colour are carotenoids?
A
-orange
7
Q
What colour are xanthophylls?
A
-yellow
8
Q
What colour are phaeophytins?
A
-grey
9
Q
What is the photo system?
A
-where light energy of different wavelengths is absorbed + transferred to the reaction centre
10
Q
What is in the reaction centre?
A
-chlorophyll a
-site of LDR’s
