Photosynthesis Flashcards
(28 cards)
Chlorophyll A & B absorb what wavelengths of light best ?
Blue
Violet
Red
Plants “looks” green because ?
Chlorophyll reflects green light
Organisms like green plants that make their own food using energy from the sun are called ?
Autotrophs
What is the gel filled space inside the chloroplast surrounding thylakoid stacks called ?
Stroma
What contains chlorophyll and absorbs light energy during what reaction ?
Photosystems 1 & 2 absorb light energy during light dependent reactions
What space is found during the light dependent reactions when H+ ions build up when what splits ?
Thylakoid space and when Water molecules are splits
Where are the enzymes for the light dependent reactions found in ? While the calvin cycle happens in what ?
Reactions are found in the THYLAKOID MEMBRANE while the Calvin Cycle happens in the STROMA
What are the stacks found inside chloroplasts ?
Grana
Who used a bell jar, candle, and plant to show plants give off something that candles need to burn ?
Joesph Priestly
Carbon and oxygen from what ends up as a part of what molecule following the Calvin Cycle ?
Carbon Dioxide
Glucose Molecule
What is made during which light reaction and carries energy and high energy electrons that are used during the Calvin Cycle to produce what like glucose ?
ATP and NADPH are produced during Light Dependent reactions
Sugars like glucose
What gas in the O in H2O is given to the atmosphere when water is split during the light dependent reactions?
Oxygen gas
What proteins in living things help chemical reactions happen ?
Enzymes
What is used to transfer electrons along the membrane from Photosystems 1 & 2 ?
Electron Transport System
What is caused when the movement of H+ ions from the thylakoid space across the membrane and into the stroma to spin and produce ATP ?
ATP synthase
Who showed that plants only produce oxygen when exposed to light ?
Jan Ingenhousz
Who carefully measured the mass of a growing plant and concluded the increase came from water ?
Jan Van Helmont
What are orange and yellow pigments called to absorb different wavelengths of light and help chlorophyll use more of the sun’s energy ?
Carotenoids
What is ATP ?
releases energy stored into high energy
What is a thylakoid?
flattened stacks that are the place of light reactions
What is NADP+ ?
Temporarily stores energized electrons produced during light reactions
What is ATP synthase?
Large proteins that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a
phosphate group together to produce ATP
What is the Calvin Cycle ?
Two stages of photosynthesis, its a series of chemical reactions that occur in the stroma of chloroplasts, produced by light reactions to make the energy rich sugar molecule
Difference between Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
Autotrophs - makes their own food/energy
Heterotrophs - gets food from other organisms