Flashcards in Chapter 6 -2 Deck (13):
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The two parts of photosynthesis are?
Light Reactions
Calvin Cycle
2
What happens in the Light Reaction Part?
The conversion of light energy to chemical energy
and the production of O2 from the splitting of H20
3
What happens in the Calvin Cycle?
The making of organic compounds from inorganic compounds. Uses chemical energy for carbon fixation
4
What kind of light drives photosynthesis?
Visible light
5
What are photons?
pockets of electromagnetic energy
6
What are photons dependent on?
the wave length
7
What are pigments?
light absorbing molecules
8
What happens in black wavelengths?
all wave lengths are absorbed
9
What happens in white wavelengths?
all colors are reflected
10
What are 3 things that can happen with the excited electrons?
Fluorescence
Resonance
Reduction/Oxidation
11
What happens in fluorescence?
Electron falls back to original orbital and releases heat/light
12
What happens in resonance?
Pigments play hot potato, pass energy around
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