Photosynthesis Flashcards

(28 cards)

1
Q

Chlorophyll A & B absorb what wavelengths of light best ?

A

Blue
Violet
Red

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2
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Plants “looks” green because ?

A

Chlorophyll reflects green light

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3
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Organisms like green plants that make their own food using energy from the sun are called ?

A

Autotrophs

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4
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What is the gel filled space inside the chloroplast surrounding thylakoid stacks called ?

A

Stroma

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5
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What contains chlorophyll and absorbs light energy during what reaction ?

A

Photosystems 1 & 2 absorb light energy during light dependent reactions

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6
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What space is found during the light dependent reactions when H+ ions build up when what splits ?

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Thylakoid space and when Water molecules are splits

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Where are the enzymes for the light dependent reactions found in ? While the calvin cycle happens in what ?

A

Reactions are found in the THYLAKOID MEMBRANE while the Calvin Cycle happens in the STROMA

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8
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What are the stacks found inside chloroplasts ?

A

Grana

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9
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Who used a bell jar, candle, and plant to show plants give off something that candles need to burn ?

A

Joesph Priestly

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10
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Carbon and oxygen from what ends up as a part of what molecule following the Calvin Cycle ?

A

Carbon Dioxide

Glucose Molecule

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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 ?

A

ATP and NADPH are produced during Light Dependent reactions

Sugars like glucose

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What gas in the O in H2O is given to the atmosphere when water is split during the light dependent reactions?

A

Oxygen gas

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13
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What proteins in living things help chemical reactions happen ?

A

Enzymes

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14
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What is used to transfer electrons along the membrane from Photosystems 1 & 2 ?

A

Electron Transport System

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15
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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 ?

A

ATP synthase

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16
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Who showed that plants only produce oxygen when exposed to light ?

A

Jan Ingenhousz

17
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Who carefully measured the mass of a growing plant and concluded the increase came from water ?

A

Jan Van Helmont

18
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What are orange and yellow pigments called to absorb different wavelengths of light and help chlorophyll use more of the sun’s energy ?

19
Q

What is ATP ?

A

releases energy stored into high energy

20
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What is a thylakoid?

A

flattened stacks that are the place of light reactions

21
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What is NADP+ ?

A

Temporarily stores energized electrons produced during light reactions

22
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What is ATP synthase?

A

Large proteins that uses energy from H+ ions to bind ADP and a
phosphate group together to produce ATP

23
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What is the Calvin Cycle ?

A

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

24
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Difference between Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

A

Autotrophs - makes their own food/energy

Heterotrophs - gets food from other organisms

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Relationship between pigments and chlorophyll
Pigments absorb light and chlorophyll is the green pigment
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How is the light dependent reactions different from the Calvin Cycle
Light dependent uses energy from the sun to produce ATP and NADP and Oxygen gas Calvin Cycle doesn't require light and uses ATP and NADPH to produce glucose
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What compounds are formed from Carbon dioxide in the Calvin cycle
Sugars Lipids Amino Acids etc
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Molecules that collect light energy
Pigments