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overall chemical reaction for photosynthesis

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6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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overall chemical reaction for respiration

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O

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describe the relationship between photosynthesis and respiration

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they are the reverse of eachother

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explain the importance of photsynthesis for consumers as well as producers

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important for consumers as well as producers because it traps the energy from the sun to be transferred through the food chain

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what is bond energy?

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the idea that bonds require energy to be broken but release energy when they form. small inorganic molecules release a lot of energy when formed. large organic molecules release little energy.

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explain photosynthesis in terms of bond energy

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a lot of energy is needed to break the bonds in CO2 and H2O but little is given out when glucose forms

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explain respiration in terms of bond energy

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requires little energy to break bonds in glucose but lots given out when CO2 and H2O form.

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name the two stages of photosynthesis and state where each occurs.

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1) light dependent stage within thykaloid membranes

2) light independent stage in the stroma

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define photosynthetic pigment

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a pigment that absorbs light energy

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definelight harvesting system

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a group of protein and chlorophyll molecules

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antennae complex

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another name for light harvesting system

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define reaction centre

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complex of proteins, pigments and cofactors

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define photosystem

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collevtive name for light harvesting system and reaction centre

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name the photosynthetic pigment in the reaction centre of a photosystem

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chlorophyll a

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name 3 types of photosynthetic pigments found in antennae complex

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chlorophyll b, xanthophylls and carotenoids

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why is it useful for photosynthetic organisms to have many different photosynthetic pigments?

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to absorb different wavelengths of light to maximise energy transferred to the reaction centre.

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absorption spectrum graph

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graph to show what wavelengths the different pigments absorb
e.g chlorophyll absorbs red and blue but reflects green wavelengths

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what is the purpose of chromatography?

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used to separate and identify substances

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describe the method of thin layer chromatography to separate and identify photosynthetic pigments.

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mobile phase is solution containing mixture of pigments. stationary phase is a thin layer of silica gel applied to glass

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what does “Rf” stand for in “Rf value”

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retention factor

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how to calculate the Rf value

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the distance the pigment travelled / distance of the solvent front

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how to use Rf values to identify molecules present in a solution

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Rf values compared to a table of known values to identify components

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what determines how far a particular molecule travels in chromatography?

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different solubilities and interactions with the stationary phase lead to different distances travelled

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name the two useful products, waste productions, requirements of the light-dependent stafe of photosynthesis

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useful products: reduced NADP, ATP
waste product: oxygen
requires: water and sunlight

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define oxidation
removal of electrons or hydrogen
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define reduction
gaining electrons
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define phosphorylation
the addition of a phosphate group to a molecule using light energy
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cyclic photophosphorylation
synthesis of ATP involving photosystem 1
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define non-cyclic photophosphorylation
synthesis of ATP and reduced NADP involving photosystems 1 and 2
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define photolysis
the decomposition or separation of molecules using light
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process of cyclic photophosphorylation
light energy converted to chemical energy in excited electrons which is used to phosphorylate ADP to ATP
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process of non-cyclic phosphorylation
electrons do not cylce they enter with water and leave in NADPH2
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describe the process of photolysis
water is split by light. oxygen is lost H+ ions join NADP to form NADPH2. electrons pass into chain, eventually jpining the H+ to complete the reduction of NADP tp NADPH2
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name useful products and requirements of the molecules that are returned to the light-dependent stage.
useful products: triose photsphate requirements: NADOH2, ATP and CO2 molecules ADP and NADP are returned to the light-independent stage
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define RuBP
ribulose bisphosphate - 5 carbon compound
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define RuBisCO
ribulose biphosphate carbocylase - enzyme that catalyses the carbon fixation
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define GP
glycerate 3-phosphate - 3 carbon molecule
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define TP
triose phosphate - 3 carbon moleucle
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define fixation
the incorporation of carbin into organic compounds by living organisms, by photosynthesis
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describe the roles of ATP and reduced NADP in the calvin cycle
both: reduction of GP to TP ATP: regeneration of RuBP
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how is RuBP regenerated in the calvin cycle?
TP converted into RuP which is phosphorylated by ATP to reform RuBP
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uses of TP
form other carbohydrates such as glucose as well as proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. starting point of many organic synthesis reactions
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process of photorespiration
oxygen is a competitce inhibitor of RuBisCO. when CO2 low, phosphoglycolate is produced = toxic 2 carbon compound converted to other organic molecules using ATP
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action spectrum graph
graph that shows the effectiveness of photosynthesis - addition of the absorptions of the different pigments.
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define limiting factor
factor which limits the rate of a process
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5 factors that affects the rate of photsynthesis
light intensity CO2 concentration temperature water stress number of chloroplasts
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how light intensity affects rate of photosynthesis
light needed to reduce NADP and photophosphorylate ADP. higher light intensity, more energy is provided and rate increases. more photons stike photosystems.
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how temperature affects rate of photosynthesis
temperature affects rate of enzyme controlled reactions. increased temp: increased kinetic energy, more collisions. above optimum: proteins denature and the rate decreases.
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how carbon dioxide concentration affects rate of photosynthesis
CO2 needs to fixed in the calvin cycle as a source of carbon to produce TP. as CO2 increases, rate of TP production can increase.
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explain how graphs of rate of photosynethsis can show what is limiting rate of photosynthesis
if rate changes as the factor changes, then the factor is a limiting factor. if graph plateaus, then a different factor is limiting the rate.
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how water stress limits rate of photosynthesis but water availability itself is not a limiting factor
stomata close to prevent water lost by transpiration due to water stress, but there is still plenty of water. when stomata is closed, the carbon dioxide concentration decreases and reduces the rate photosyntheis, not the water availability.
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how can the rate of photosynthesis be measured?
measuring oxygen production [only possible for aquatic plants] count the bubbles or measure the volume of gas in gas syringe measure uptake of CO2 use radioactive C14 and measure uptake of radioactivity
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how to investigate how one environmental factor affects the rate of photosynthesis
light intensity - different distances from light, heat shield needed to avoid temperature being a factor
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define compensation point
point at which rates of photosynthesis and respiration are the same meaning net CO2 uptake is 0
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how to determine compensation point for a particular photosynthetic organism
aquatic plant such as algae use indicator - when it doesn't change colour, that is the compensation point. [CO2 is acidic]
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explain how changing light intensity affects concentrations of RuBP, TP and GP in calvin cycle
decreased: means less ATP and NADPH2 can be used in calvin cycle as rate of light dependent reaction is decreased. reduction of GP to TP is reduced concentration of GP increases and TP decreases
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explain how changing CO2 affects concentrations of RuBP, TP and GP in calvin cycle
decreased: carbon is not fixed by RuBP and GP is not produced. concentration of RuBP increases concentration of GP and TP decreases
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explain how changing temperature affects concentrations of RuBP, TP and GP in calvin cycle
all stages of calvin cycle are controlled by enzymes. all molecules reduced at low temperatures will also reduce when temperature is above optimum and the enzymes denature

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