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what are coenzymes

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non protein organic molecules that are mostly derivatives of vitamins

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what are cofactors

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non-organic doesnt contain carbon eg) Cl- Zn-

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how do cofactors or coenzymes work

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-bound to enzyme active sites to aid with their proper functioning
-coenzymes can be used by a number of different enzymes so not specific eg)NAD is used by over 700 enzymes
EXAMPLE
-apoenzyme becomes active by binding of coenzymes or cofactor to enzyme
-holoenzyme is formed when associated cofactor or coenzyme binds to active site

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Vitamins and their coenzymes

Riboflavin and ____

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-FAD and FMN

|&raquo_space;>in respiration

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Vitamins and their coenzymes

Niacin

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NAD and NADP

|&raquo_space;>similar to FAD but in photosynethesis

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Vitamins and their coenzymes

Pantothenic acid

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CoA

|&raquo_space;>also in respiration

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what is a key role of coenzymes

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transport groups between enzymes
such as:
-hybride ions (protons and electrons) which are carried by coenzyme such as NAD
-Phosphate groups which are carried by coenzymes such as ATP can act as coenzyme> carrying chemical group
-Acetyl groups by coenzyme A

Coenzymes that gain/lose these chemical groups are often reformed in same metabolic pathway

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which processes require energy in body? (anabolism)

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  • growth eg )mitosis
  • sensitivity eg) nerve impulse movement
  • protection/reproduction eg) exocytosis of poisons to protect
  • obtain food eg) muscle contraction/ cilia movement
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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
large flat surface

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absorb max. light energy

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
thin lamina (broad flattened surface)
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allows C02 to reach inner cells rapidly due to short diffusion path
sunlight can reach mesophyll cells

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
chloroplasts contain chlorophyll in all mesophyll cells

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absorbs and transduces light energy to chemical energy

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
more chloroplasts in upper palisade tissue which move by cyclosis

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more light energy can be absorbed near surface

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
interconnecting air spaces in mesophyll layer

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allows for rapid diffusion of carbon dioxide to mesophyll cells

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
stomata present in epidermal layers

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allow rapid diffusion when open in sunlight

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
veins containing xylem and phloem

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xylem provide increased availability of water and mineral salts to mesophyll cells
phloem transports sugars away from leaf

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How does leaf structure make it well adapted for photosynthesis
petiole (leaf stalk)

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holds leaf in position to absorb light energy

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during the day plants photosynthesise ____ than they respire

what are the extra sugars used for

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more

made into starch or used in cellulose lipids or amino acids

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what is the compensation point

when does it occur

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when the volume of oxygen produced by photosythesis is equal to that used in aerobic respiration

> > > occurs at low level light intensity

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what are the products of photosynthesis

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glucose and oxygen (used in respiration)

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how are photosynthesis and respiration complementary reactions

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most produces aka autotrophs undertake both photosynthesis and cell respiration to survive

consumers aka heterotrophs only undertake cell respiration but will ingest or absorb photosynthetic products

respiration produces inorganic products which are used as reactants in photosynthesis and converted to organic products such as glucose using light energy

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photosynthesis is a _____ process

cell respiration is a _____ process

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anabolic

catabolic

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what is broken down in photosynthesis to release electrons for an electron transport train

what happens to these electrons

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water is broken down to oxygen

taken up by hydrogen carriers NADPH (from the transport chain)

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what is the calvin cycle involved in and what does it do

where does the hydrogen come from

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photosythesis-
synthesise glucose in reduction reaction which reduces CO2 ATP also produced
»>requires hydrogen carriers and carbon dioxide
hydrogen comes from water which is split into protons and electrons and uses energy store for chemeosmosis

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which cycle is involved in cell respiration and what does it do

what happens to the hydrogen

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Krebs cycle
»>breaks down glucose and releases hydrogen carriers and CO2 (energy released so catabolic)

hydrogen carriers release electrons for an electron transport chain NADH and FADH2

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what happens to the electrons in the transport chain in Krebs cycle
they are taken up by oxygen to form water | electrons like hydrogen
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similarities between respiration and photosynthesis
> both involve the production of chemical energy ATP Photosynthesis ATP produced by photophosphorylation by light energy and in cell respiration is produced by breaking downorganic molecules through oxidative phosphorylation >both involve an electron transport chain and chemeosmosis PhoSyn-electrons from chlorophyll and protons accumulate w/in lumen of thylakoid In Cell resp. electrons donated by hydrogen carriers and protons accumulate in the intermembrane space HOWEVER SOURCE OF ELECTRONS DIFFER`
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Differences between respiration and photosynthesis
>photosynthesis anabolic cell respiration is catabolic | >PhoSyn is Calvin cycle to synth glucose whereas cell resp uses Krebs cycle to break down glucose and form water
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briefly outline and explain why chloroplasts could have once have been prokaryotes (through endosymbiosis)
1) starts with two independent bacteria 2) one engulfs the other 3) one bacterium now lives inside the other 4) both bacterium benefit from arrangement 5) internal bacteria are passed on from generation to generation thought chloroplasts could have been engulfed and was once own organism as has smaller 70s ribosomes like bacteria and has evolved to become eukarya (cyanobacteria)
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how are chloroplasts similar in structure to bacteria
- DNA circular and naked - ribosomes 70s - metabolic processes susceptible to certain antibiotics - similar in size to antibiotics
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what does the stroma contain which aids the calvin cycle
approriate enzymes and suitable pH for the Calvin cycle
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which enzymes does the thylakoid have
ETC and ATP synthase for photophosphorylation
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what are the Granum
flat membrane stacks increase SA:V ratio and small internal volumes and quickly accumulate ions
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whats are lamellae | and how do they aid chloroplast function
connect and separate thylakoid stacks (grana) | maximise photosynthetic efficiency
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how do thylakoids help chloroplasts be adapted for their function
flattened disks with small internal volume to maximise hydrogen gradient upon proton accummulation or the gradient that drive ATP production
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how do Grana help chloroplasts be adapted for their function
thylakoids arranged into stacks to increase SA:V ratio of the thylakoid membrane
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how do Photosystems help chloroplasts be adapted for their function
pigment organised into photosystems in thylakoid membrane to maximise light absorption
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how do Stromahelp chloroplasts be adapted for their function
central cavity that contain appropriate enzymes and suitable pH for the Calvin cycle to occur
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characteristics of chloroplasts where are they found how big what shape
found in mesophyll cells 4-10um long 2-3um wide bioconvex disk w/ double membrane
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what are thylakoids made from
membrane bound and made from phospholipids and protein membrane
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where are the chlorophyll pigments found what is within these pigments
sandwiched between lipids and proteins of the thylakoid membranes enzyme and electron carrier molecules involved in the conversion of light to chemical energy
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why are there so many pigment molecules
many wavelengths of light
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which colours are absorbed by chlorophyll and which are reflected
BLUE END and red end of spectrum absorbed | green reflected
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what pigments does chlorophyll contain
chlorophyll a - blue green chlorophyll b - yellow-green pigment carotenoids such as >> carotene, xanthophyll, phaeophythin and phaephytin
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why do we get autumnal leaf colours
plants dont want to waste energy on chloroplasts when there is little light and colder
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what is used in the stationary phase of TLC
silica gel for thin layer chromatography used to separate pigents runs faster and has better separation
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how do you calculate Rf value
distance travelled by solute/ distance travelled by solvent
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What are photosynthetic pigments grouped into
photosystems- which absorb and funnel light energy maximises absorption by grouping pigments that have individualised absorption spectra together.
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what were the findings of engalmans experiment
oxygen sensitive bacteria numbers were greater in areas where oxygen produced by agal cells was greater >>> wavelengths responsible for oxygen production therefore around 650-450nm (red and blue wavelengths)
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chlorophyll contain magnesium
this is just in here incase u forget! yellow spots are a deficiency of this as chlorphyll production decreased extra reading- magnesium activates 2 key enzymes needed for chlrophyll production
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what is the role of accessory pigments
form light harvesting system and absorb light energy and release high energy electrons (funnel them to the reaction centre to chlorophyl a where photosynetheis reaction starts) activity of enzymes involved in production of pigments is dependent on temerature and light intensity as >>3D shape changed
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properties needed in a membrane to create a proton gradient
-impermeable to ions/protons -embedded channel proteins >>>such as ATP synthase enzyme responsible to synthesise ATP -concentrations of protons on each side of the membrane
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what is the antenna complex made up from
hundreds of accessory pigments which funnel light energy to reaction center >>>this is so chlorophyll a receives all the light energy
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define chemioosmosis
movement of ions across a partially permeable mebrane down their electrochemical gradient from a region of higher ion concentration to a region of lower ion concentration this process forms ATP in the light dependent stage of photosynthesis
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what do proton pumps generate
electrochemical gradients
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how do protons diffuse out of proton pump ATP synthase
facillitated diffusion with channel protein ATP synthase H+ ions catalyse reaction to form ATP
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what is a bioproduct of the light dependent reaction
O2 (H20 broken down for protons and oxygen given out)
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what is a hydrogen carrier and what does it transprot
organic macromolecule which transports hydrogen from one place in the cell to anotherpart of the cell to be used in metabolic processes can be electron carriers
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what is NAD+ reduced to and what is it used in
NADH used in respiration
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what is NADP+ reduced to and what is it used for
NADPH acts as hydrogen carrier used in photosynthesis ITS A COENZYME
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``` the light dependent phase >occurs in daylight >absorbs sunlight energy >hydrogen from water reduces the coenzyme NADP to NADPH for use in light independent stage >occurs in thylakoid membranes ```
Light Independent phase >can occur in darkness >occurs in the stroma >hydrogen from the reduced NADPH and C02 used to make organic molecules like glucose >energy is supplied by ATP so sunlight not involved this reduces CO2 to glucose
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what are the names of the photosystems in the light dependent stage and where are they found
Photosystem II and Photosystem I found in the thylakoid membrane the two photosystems differ in wavelengths they absorb by the primary pigment in the reactioncentre
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what is photolysis
breaking down of molecules with light energy Two water molecules undergo a series of four electron removals (oxidations) to replenish the reaction center of photosystem II.
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what is photophosphorylation
ATP synthase uses the passage of H+ ions to catalyse synthesis of ATP from ADP + Pi >>>photophosphorylation as light provides initial energy source
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how are electrons excited to higher energy levels in photosystem 2
absorbtion of light energy to a higher energy level
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what is the role of photosynethetic pigments like chlorophyl a
convert light energy to chemical energy like ATP and NADPH
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which photosystem is involved in cyclic photophosphorylation non- cyclic photophosphorylation
- PS1 -PS2 folllowed by PS1 involves splitting of water by light -photolysis produces reduced NADPH
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what did melvin celvin study
used autoradiography with radioactive isotope C14 in 14CO2 to determine chemical steps causing reduction in of CO2 to a carbohydrate he found that the 1st carbohydrate stabel compound incorporating CO2 was glycerate 3-phosphate or GP a 3C compound (6C compound is unstable)
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what happens to C02 in calvin cycle
reduced to organic molecules like gluocose | intermediates GP and TP
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what is the 5C compound called that joins with C02 to make 2 3C carbon compounds whats the name of the enzyme which catalyses the attachment
RuBP rubisco
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what is the purpose of NADPH and ATP
to reduce GP to TP
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what are 5 of the TP molecules used for what is 1 TP used for
recombined to regenerate RuBP with energy from hydrolysis of ATP the 1 TP makes half a glucose molecule
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how is photosynthesis is affected by stomata
calvin cycle effected as 02 not released so rubisco production inhibited + CO2 cant enter cycle so product not made
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if there is a lack of water what can't happen
no photolysis (splitting water) flaccid /plasmosysed transpiration decreased
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characteristics of Rubisco
8 active sites for C02 | its an enzyme which joins RuBP and C02
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what is photorespiration
where plants take in some oxygen and light and make CO2 the enzyme rubsico oxygenates RuBP which wastes some of the energy produced by photosynethesis
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when does photorespiration occur
occurs in conditions when concentrations of CO2 low and O2 conc. high because Rubsico favours O2 as a substrate than CO2 >>>>hot dry days when plants close their stomata to prevent water loss and oxygen concentration in leaf is higher than CO2
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which stage of photosynthesis is effected by photorespiration
the calvin cycle stage 1 carbon fixation cannot occur as there is no CO2 present which means there is no reduction of glycerate 3-phosphate (GP) to triose phosphate (TP) and therefore no regeneration of ribulose bisphosphate or RuBP. The CO2 must bind to the RuBP to make a 6C molecule whih is catalysed by rubisco in stroma
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what is the first stable product of carbon dioxide fixation
GP
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name 2 polysaccahrides synthesised in light indpendent stage
starch and cellulose
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what are the limitting factors of photosynthesis
light intensity carbon dioxide temperature
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how does light intensity affect the rate of photosynthesis
-needed to split the waterr in photolysis for electrons for ETC which makes ATP and NADPH for the dark phase
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what will be effected if the light intensity is low
less light dependent reaction occurs so: less ATP and less NADPH GP will increase as it can't be converted to TP by ATP and NADPH TP will decrease less regeneration of RuBP so this decreases
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how does CO2 affect the rate of photosynthesis
source of carbon for carbon fixation in the first part of the calvin cycle to produce GP and TP which creates glucose molecules after 2 cycles increase yield of glucose
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what will be effected if co2 concentration low
- no glucose created as oxygen will bind to Rubisco instead in photorespiration - reduced conc. of TP and GP - more RuBP as not used in a reaction of carbon fixation but still made by left over TP
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how does temperature affect the rate of photosynthesis
effects the enzzyme rate of reaction can cause photorespiration if too hot -decrease activation energy -increase rate of collisions and catalysing reactions
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what will be effected if temperature too high/ low
-cold all decrease as less KE so reduced rate
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how can the rate of photosynethesis be measured
gas syringe or CO2 probe more accurate than agal balls | -the glucose productions can be indirectly measured with change in plant biomass too/ oxygen produced
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how is rubisco competitively inhibited
rubisco can bind either O2 or CO2 which joins RuBP in carbon fixation. factors effecting which is used is the relative concentrations of both O2 and CO2 and the temperature. when stomata close when warm to reduce water loss, there is a build up of O2 so photorespiration increases. At higher temps Rubisco has higher affinity for O2 but room temp is CO2
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why should commercial growers avoid photo respiration
means they don't produce much glucose and so therefore don't carry out much growth. If no glucose made there aren't enough Carbon atoms to regenerate RuBP which joins CO2 in step 1 of the carbon cycle.
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how is C4 photosynthesis different to C3
C4 from evolved plants to avoid photorespiration C3 plants produce GP (3 phosphoglycerate) C4 CO2 is fixed to a 4 carbon chain hence C4 and the CO2 goes into mesophyll and reacts with PEP instead of RuBP to make the 4C molecule goes through mesophyll as bundle sheath cells don't have access to air from stomata.
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what is different to PEP than RuBP
PEP can only fix CO2 not oxygen so is a more specific enzyme.
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how is PEP reformed
as there is no access to O2 the malate produced from oxaloacetate makes malate which reacts to make CO2 and pyruvate which makes PEP again.
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what is non- cyclic photophosphorylation
light energy excites electron at reactor centres PS1 and 2 which get passed to ETC ATP produced by chemiosmosis. -electrons lost by PS1 are replaced by PS2 and those are replaced by water electrons -electron acceptor accepts electrons from PS1 and so H+ and NADP make reduced NADPH this provides Hydrogen for making organic molecules like glucose in light independent phase. THIS IS THE NORMAL ONE
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what is cyclic photophosphorylation
electrons leaving PSI can be returned to PSI (cyclic) instead of forming NADPH PSI can still lead to ATP production withought electrons from PSII but NADPH not produced
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when does cyclic photophosphorylation occur
when there is no water or sugar
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is oxygen involved in cyclic or non cyclic
non-cyclic as in cyclic there is no water involved so oxygen not there Cyclic makes additional ATP for cellular demand RATHER THAN products for calvin cycle as Non-cyclic does

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