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5.1 Photosynthesis Flashcards

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Where does the light dependent stage occur?

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thylakoid membranes

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Where does the light independent reaction happen?

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the stroma

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What are the 2 stages of photosynthesis?

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light dependent reaction
light independent reaction

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What is used in the LDR?

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water and light energy

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What is prouced in the LDR?

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ATP and reduced NADP

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What are the 4 stages of the LDR?

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  1. photolysis of water
  2. photoionisation of chlorophyll
  3. chemiosmosis
  4. production of ATP and reduced NADP
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What is photolysis of water?

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light energy is absorbed by photostem II on the thylakoid membrane and splits water into oxygen, H+ and e-

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What is the equation for the photolysis of water?

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H2O —-> 1/2 O2 + 2e- + 2H+

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What happens to the H+ from the photolysis of water?

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picked up by NADP to form reduced NADP which is used in the LIR

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What happens to the e- from photolysis of water?

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passed along a chain of electron carriers

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What happens to the O2 from the photolysis of water?

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used for resp or diffuses out of the leaf through the stomata

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What is the photoionisation of chlorophyll?

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light energy is absorbed by the chlorophyll and the energy excites electrons, raising their enery levels to leave chlorophyll

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What is the energy released from the photoionisation of chlorophyll used for?

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used to make ATP and reduced NADP in chemiosmosis

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What is the LIR also known as?

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the calvin cycle

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What enzyme is involved with the calvin cycle?

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RuBisCo

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Why does temp only affect the calvin cycle not the LDR?

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the calvin cycle involves enzymes

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What does the calvin cycle use up?

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carbon dioxide
reduced NADP
ATP

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What is produced from the LIR?

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a hexose sugar

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What is the role of ATP in the calvin cycle?

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hydroysed to provide energy for reduction of G-3-P

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What is the use of reduced NADP in the calvin cycle?

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donates hydrogen (protons) to reduce GP molecules to triose phosphate

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What is oxidation?

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remove H+

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What is reduction?

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Describe the process of the photoionisation of chlorophyll

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Light energy isabsorbedby chlorophyll

Thisexcites2 electrons carrying them to leave thechlorophylland pass to an electron acceptor

The electrons pass along a series of electron carriers

As they pass theylose energy

This energy is used toproduce ATP from ADP and Pi by chemiosmosis

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Describe the process of chemiosmosis

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High energy electrons from thephotoionisationof chlorophyll passes along a series of electron carriers

As they pass they lose energy, which is used to pump protons (H+) from the stroma into the thylakoid space

The protons accumulate producing an electrochemical gradient

As a result the protons are diffuse by facilitated diffusion into the stroma via ATP synthase. This provides the energy to form ATP from ADP and Pi

Protons in the stroma and electrons at the end of the carrier chain combine with NADP to form NADPH

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Describe the process of the calvin cycle
CO2 reacts with RuBP to form 2 molecules of G-3-P - this reaction is catalysed by RuBisCo G-3-P is reduced to Triose phosphate using energy from ATP and accepting H from reduced NADP some of the Triose phosphate leaves the cycle to be converted into useful organic substances = glucose/ sucrose this leaves a 3C compound and a 2C compound = as 1C is removed each cycle using ATP RuBP is regenerated from these compounds cycle only produces 1 carbon, so it repeats
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What is a limiting factor?
any factor that reduces the rate of photosynthesis
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What are the 3 limiting factors of photosynthesis?
temp CO2 conc light intensity
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Why is CO2 conc a limiting factor of photosynthesis?
it is a reactant in the calvin cycle
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Why is light intensity a limiting factor of photosynthesis?
light energy is needed in the LDR for the photoionisation of chlorophyll and photolysis of water
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How can each limiting factor be overcome in agriculture techniques?
light = artificial lighting temp = heating greenhouses CO2 conc = burning fuel
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How many carbons are in G-3-P?
3
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How many carbons are in RuBP?
5
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How many carbons are in triose phosphate?
3
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What colour is DCPIP when it is oxidised?
blue
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What colour is DCPIP when it is reduced?
colourless
36
Describe how you would investigate the effect of light on the rate of deydrogenase activity in chloroplast extracts
x4 test tubes x2 - chloroplast extract, DCPIP, buffer (dark green) x1 - DCPIP, buffer (blue) x1 - chloroplast, buffer (light green) one of the tubes with everything in it is going to be placed in the dark, the other tubes will be plaed under a light tube with everything under the light will turn a light green colour=DCPIP is reduced and turns blue--> colourless tube with just chloroplast is used as a colour standard for comparisons of colour DCPIP tube thats blue is the control for comparison of changes
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What is DCPIP?
an artifical hydrogen acceptor
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What is the relationship between light intensity and the rate of photosynthesis?
at low light intensity = it is the limiting factor at high light intensity = other factors are limiting the rate of photosyn
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Describe the relationship between temp and the rate of photosynthesis
at low temps = the enzymes work so slowly that photosyn virtually stops = not enough KE as temp increases so does enzyme activity so the rate also increases above the optimum temp = enzymes denature and the rate decreases rapidly
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Describe the relationship between CO2 conc and the rate of photosynthesis
low CO2 = it is the limiting factor high CO2 = other factors limiting the rate
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What 2 measurements can be taken to determine the rate of photosynthesis while invesigating limiting factors?
the change in pH = more acidic --> more photosynthesis volume of O2 produced
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Why would increasing the CO2 conc increase the amount of glucose produced?
more GP is produced from RuBP more GP results in more triphosphate more TP = more glucose
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Why is there an increase in photosynthesis even when no CO2 is being taken up by the plant?
plant uses CO2 from aerobic respiration for photosynthesis
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How do you prepare a dilution series?
1. use a known conc of extract/pigment 2. prepare a dilution series 3. compare with colour standards to give the concentration
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When carrying out a TLC for photosynthetic pigments why is a pencil line used not ink?
the ink and the leaf pigments would mix
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Describe the method the student used to separate pigments
1. draw line of origin with pencil 2. add pigments to chromotography paper 3. level of solvent below the origin 4. remove before solvents reaches the top
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what is the advantage of having different coloured pigments in leaves?
absorb a greater range of different wavelengths of light in photosynthesis
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What is the part played by chlorophyll in photosynthesis?
chlorophyll absorbs light raises energy level of electrons/ electrons are excited ATP formed
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Describe and explain the relationship between light absorption and the rate of photosynthesis
more light absorption increases, rate of photosynthesis increases light provides energy for light dependent reactions
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Why does the blue colour of DcPIP disappear?
reduced NADP is formed which changes the colour of the dye
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If ADP and Pi is added to a suspension of chloroplasts, why does the colour of DcPIP disappear more rapidly?
ADP and Pi are required to synthesise ATP ADP is a limiting factor
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What is the movement of protons during chemiosmosis?
stroma --> thylakoid space --> stroma

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