Photosyntheis Flashcards
(7 cards)
0
Q
What carries elctrons between PS1 and PS2?
A
Plastiquinone
1
Q
Where do the light reactions take place?
A
The thylakoids membrane
2
Q
What is fixed in the Calvin cycle?
A
Carbon dioxide
3
Q
What does the oxygen evolving centre do?
A
Breaks two water molecules into 4 protons, 4 elctrons and oxygen and require four light dependent reactions to generate oxygen
4
Q
What donates electrons to the plastoquinone pool?
A
NADPH
5
Q
What is resonance energy transfer?
A
The mechanism by which antenna complex chlorophylls funnel energy towards the revayiom centre
6
Q
Which photosystem oxidises water?.
A
PS2
