photosynthesis Flashcards
(25 cards)
list the raw materials needed for the light-dependant cycle
sun, water
list the materials needed for the calvin cycle
3 carbon dioxide, 9 ATP, 6 NADPH
what term is used to define a grouping of chlorophyll molecules that absorbs solar energy
photosystem
photosystem 2 gets its energy from the ______________.
sun
photosystem 1 is responsible for energizing the molecule ______________ to form the reduced molecule _______________.
NADP, NADPH
a reduced molecule has gained/lost an electron.
gained.
an oxidized mocules is called a _____________ agent
reducing
where does the oxygen we breathe come from?
the split water molecule
what name is given to a stack of thylakoids
grana
what is the name given to the clear fluid surrounding the thylakoids
stroma
chloroplasts are cell organelles that are located in ________________ cells
palisade
what are spongy mesophyll cells responsible for?
gas exchange
what is the term used to define the small openings on the bottom of the leaf surface that take in carbon dioxide.
stomata
stomata opening and closing are controlled by ___________ cells
guard
what does xylem transport? phloem?
water, sugar
the ___________ is responsible for transferring electrons from photosystem 1 to photosystem 2
ETC (electron transport chain)
carbon dioxide and ribulose phosphate make which molecule?
phosphoglycerate
phosphoglycerate is produced in the ________________ stage of the calvin cycle
carbon fixation
how many molecules of ATP are needed to change phosphoglycerate into biphosphoglycerate?
6
NADPH is a _____________ molecule which donates its electron during the ______________ phase of the calvin cycle
reduced, reduction
In total, ______ molecules of ATP are needed to produce one glucose molecule.
9
list two other names for the dark cycle
light - independant, calvin cycle
where does the calvin cycle occur?
stroma
how many G3P molecules are needed to produce one molecule of glucose
3
