Photosynthesis Flashcards
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is a branch of science that deals with how energy is transferred to cells, tissues, and organisms
bioenergetics
the study of energy flow through a living system
bioenergetics
refers to all chemical reactions of a cell or organism
metabolism
energy acquisition in living organisms
- an organism that can produce or synthesize their own food through utilizing light or inorganic compounds
autotrophs
types of autotrophs
uses sunlight to make food (ex: plants)
photoautotrophs
types of autotrophs
capture energy from inorganic compounds to make food (ex: thermophilic bacteria)
chemoautotrophs
energy acquisition in living organisms
- includes animals, fungi, and most bacteria, relies on sugars produced by autotrophs, they need to consume other organisms to survive
heterotrophs
process where photosynthetic organisms converts solar energy to chemical energy stored in sugar molecules (glucose)
photosynthesis
this process requires sunight, carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O) and chloroplast (leaf)
photosynthesis
this process releases oxygen, and sugar (glucose)
photosynthesis
photosynthesis comes from the greek word -
photo = ?
synthesis = ?
- light
- to produce
an organelle (organ in cell) responsible for photosynthesis
chloroplast
contains tiny disc-shaped structure called thylakoids
chloroplast
a stack of thylakoids are called (?), and is surrounded by space called (?)
- granu,
- stroma
have inner and outer membrane
chloroplast
inside the thylakoid are green pigment molecules called (?) that absorbs energy from the sun
a pigment that gives plants their green color
chlorophyll
chlooroplasts are found mainly in the cells of the (?), the interior tissue of the leaf
mesophyll
(?) is composed of particles that travel as waves / wavelengths
light energy
how many processes of photosynthesis are there?
and they are the…?
- 2 processes
- dependent reaction and independent reaction (or the calvin cycle)
occurs in the thykaloid membrane of the chloroplast
dependent reaction or independent reaction (the calvin cycle)
dependent reaction
sunlight is required for it to happen. Oxygen is released as waste products during this stage
dependent reaction or independent reaction (the calvin cycle)
dependent reaction
occurs in the stroma of the chloroplasts
dependent reaction or independent reaction (the calvin cycle)
independent reaction / calvin cycle
can happen with or without sunlight. formation of glucose from carbon dioxide happens in this stage
dependent reaction or independent reaction (the calvin cycle)
independent cycle / calvin cycle
energy stored in food must be converted to a form of energy that the body recognizes, in the form of (?)
ATP - adenosine triphosphate