Chapter 8 Flashcards
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Plants needs this to make glucose. How plants make glucose.
Photosynthesis
Make their own food. Producers, produce organic molecules from CO2, plants, algae, some bacteria.
Autotroph
Make food from material from others. Consumers, obtain their organic material from others. Animals is an example.
Heterotroph
No ATP. Make glucose and use that to make ATP
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis Equation
CO2 +H20 + light —> glucose + O2
What is a byproduct of photosynthesis?
Oxygen
What are the steps of Photosynthesis?
1.) Light Reaction
2.) Calvin Cycle
Where does photosynthesis occur and is found in mesophyll of leaves?
Chloroplasts
Middle of a leaf. Inside are chloroplasts
Mesophyll
Pores inside chloroplasts that allow gas to be exchanged (O2 and CO2)—allow CO2 to come in and O2 to come out
Stomata (means whole or pore)
Inside chloroplasts are membranes made of what?
Phospholipids
Chlorophyll is in membranes of this. One pancake.
Thylakoid
Stacks of thylakoids. Whole stack of pancakes.
Gran (Granum)
Fluid filled interior of chloroplasts
Stroma
Light Reaction Reactants:
Light and H2O
Light Reaction Products:
ATP, NADH, and O2
Where is light reaction located?
Thylakoids of chloroplasts
Distance between waves; determines types of electromagnetic energy
Wavelength
Entire range of electromagnetic energy
Electromagnetic spectrum
Produce colors we can see, also drives photosynthesis.
Visible light
Absorbs and takes in light. Plants have what to do this?
Plant pigments
Most common pigment
Chlorophyll (green)
Plants are green because we see green. Plants absorb every color except what color, because it is reflected?
Green
Orange. Reflect orange light. Stick around longer than chlorphyll
Carotenoids