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lsu bio 1001 crousillac
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/12/2011

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Term
chloroplasts
Definition
site of photosynthesis in plants
Term
opposite of cellular respiration
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
during photosynthese, glucose and other energy-rich molecules are _____ through a process that requires energy from the sun
Definition
made
Term
during cellular respiration, energy is _____ from glucose and other energy rich molecules
Definition
obtained
Term
transforms light energy trapped by chloroplasts into chemical bond energy and stores that energy in sugar and other organic molecules
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
synthesis of energy rich organic molecules (glucose) from energy poor molecule (CO2 and H2O)
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
uses co2 as a carbon source and sunlight energy as the energy source
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
directly or indirectly supplies energy to most living organisms
Definition
photosynthesis
Term
what type of chemical reaction is photosynthesis?
Definition
endergonic
Term
chloroplast are found during photosynthesis and they produce ____ and give off ___
Definition
sugar, oxygen
Term
major organs of photosynthesis
Definition
leaves
Term
photosynthesis occurs primarily in?
Definition
leaves of land plants
Term
green pigment that gives a leaf its color. it is also responcible for the absorption of the light energy that drives photosynthesis
Definition
chlorophyll
Term
energy that drives photosynthesis
Definition
light energy 
Term
water is absorbed by the ROOTS and transported to the leaves through _______
Definition
vascular bundle 
Term
chloroplasts contain ____ and the ____
Definition
thylakoids and stroma
Term
flattened membrane sacs inside the chloroplasts
Definition
thylakoids
Term
thylakoids are arranged in stacks called?
Definition
grana
Term
thylakoids are where the ____ reactions occur
Definition
light dependent 
Term
two different reactions of photosynthesis
Definition

-light dependent

-light independent

Term
2 different reactions occur in ____  regions of the chloroplast 
Definition
different 
Term
reaction that produces ATP and NADPH
Definition
light dependent
Term
reaction where oxygen is released as a by product
Definition
light dependent 
Term
reaction that occurs in the thylakoid membranes
Definition
light dependent 
Term
reaction where energy is used to make glucose
Definition
light independent
Term
reaction that takes place in the stroma
Definition
light independent
Term
light is a _____ energy
Definition
electromagnetic
Term
what kind of properties does light have?
Definition
wavelike and particle-like 
Term
electromagnetic energy travels in _____
Definition
waves
Term

shorter wavelength in light has ____ energy

longer wavelength has ____ energy

Definition

higher

lower

Term
(gamma rays) 10 -3 nm to 10 3 m radio waves
Definition
electromagnetic spectrum
Term
visible light is ?
Definition
400 nm to 750 nm
Term
besides waves, electromagnetic energy also travels in ?
Definition
particles 
Term
discrete particles are called 
Definition
photons 
Term
substances that absorb visible light
Definition
pigments 
Term
pigment that is the key light-capturing molecule in thylakoid membranes 
Definition
chlorophyll
Term
orange yellow and red
Definition
carotenoids
Term
blue deep green and blue green
Definition
phycocyanins
Term
carotenoids and phycocanins are?
Definition
accessory pigments 
Term
amount of pigments absorbed from different wavelengths of light
Definition
absorption pigment
Term
why do leaves change in the fall
Definition
chlorophyll a and b are broken down
Term
assemblies which turn light energy into chemical energy in the thylakoid membranes
Definition
photosystems
Term
chlorophyll, proteins, and accessory pigments are arranged into a ____
Definition
photosystem
Term
components of a photosystem include:
Definition

1. light-harvesting complex

2. reaction- center chlorophyll

3. electron transport system

Term
there are two types of photosystems within the _____ 
Definition
thylakoid membrane 
Term
ps1 and ps2 each has a individual ______ where it is made
Definition
electron transport chain
Term
transforming light energy to chemical energy
Definition
light dependent reaction
Term

in light dependent reaction, electrons lost from ps1 get replaced by ____ and electrons lost from ps2 and replaced by ____

 

-these reactions produce _____ and _____

Definition

-ps2

-splitting water

-ATP AND NADPH

Term
what is the purpose of having two photosystems in the light dependent reaction?
Definition
the two generate different energy carriers
Term
ps2 produces
Definition
ATP
Term
ps1 produces 
Definition
NADPH
Term
as the electrons flow down the ps2 electron transport system, ATP is generated by _______
Definition
photophosphorylation 
Term
when less water is available during a drought, why is the rate of photosynthesis in plants produced?
Definition
fewer electrons are around to fuel the ETC
Term
the coupling of the electron flow down an electron transport chain to ATP production by creation of a gradient across the membrane 
Definition
chemiosmosis
Term
the ______ drives ATP sysntesis as _____ diffuse back across the membrane 
Definition

-proton gradient 

-protons 

Term
ps2 generates ____ by chemiosmosis
Definition
ATP
Term
both ATP and NADPH act as sources of stored chemical energy which is?
Definition
potential energy
Term

2nd half of photosysnthesis

-occurs outside the thylakoid in the STROMA

-makes glucose

Definition
light-independent
Term
cycle of reactions in photosysnthesis in which atmospheric carbon CO2 is fixed (carbon fixation) using ATP and NADPH
Definition
calvin-benson cycle
Term
where does the C3 cycle occur
Definition
stroma
Term
what provides the chemical energy for the calvin benson cycle?
Definition
atp and nadph
Term
is light or energy required for the c3 cycle?
Definition
no
Term
3 phases of the c3 cycle
Definition

1. carbon fixation

2. G3P sysnthesis (atp and nadph is used)

3. regeneration of RuBP (sugar carbons are shuffled around to make 3 5-carbon sugars from 5 3-carbon sugars) (regenerating starting material)

Term
acquiring carbon from the atmosphere and incorporating it into a larger organic molecule, RuBP is converted to PGA
Definition
carbon fixation
Term
step 2
Definition
pga is made in g3p. energy from atp and nadph is used
Term

step 3 

2 G3p molecules are made into ___ the remaining G3p molecules are made back into RuBp. requires ____

Definition

glucose

atp energy

Term
____ energy carrier molecules are used for ___ molecule of glucose
Definition

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Term
in the calvin cycle, where do the carbons used to systhesize glucose origionate?
Definition
co2
Term
how are light independent reactions and the calvin cycle related?
Definition
the energy-carrier molecules of the light dependent reactions fuel the calvin cycle
Term
what is responsible for the beautiful shades of red, orange, and gold in autumn leaves?
Definition
accessory pigments becomes visible after chlorophyll breaks down
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