ENERGY & PHOTOSYNTHESIS (2025 - 2026 CP)
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Photosynthesis
A process where a plant takes in water and carbon dioxide before releasing glucose and oxygen
ATP Energy
An Adenosine triphosphate acting as the primary energy currency of all living things
Who does Cellular Respiration?
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
ADP
A nucleotide responsible for cellular energy storage and transfer
ATP functions
stores small amounts of energy, good at transferring energy to do cellular work
Glucose Functions
Stores a lot of energy, Energy (from food) metabolizes during cellular respiration, generates ADP to ATP
What do plants need to grow?
Chloroplast helps make energy and sugars by using water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide with the help of enzymes
Where does photosynthesis occur in the plant?
Mainly in the leaf while the reactions happen in the chloroplast
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
6CO.2 + 6H.2O + Sunlight –> C.6H.12O.6 + 6O.2
Capillary Action
the ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without, or in opposition to external forces (like gravity)
Stomata
Holes on the bottom of leaves that allow gases to enter or leave
Granum
A stack of thylakoid
Stroma
A colorless fluid that fills the chloroplast surrounding the system of thylakoid
Inner membrane
A highly selective lipid bilayer
Outer Layer
A permeable phospholipid bilayer that serves as a boundary between the organelle and the outside
Thylakoid
Disc-like membrane-bounds compartment located in the chloroplast
What are the two types of two sets of reactions?
Light dependent Reactions and Calvin Cycle
Calvin Cycle
Carbon Dioxide is “fixed” into energy using the energy from the light reactions
Light Dependent Reactions
Sunlight converted into ATP, water splits into oxygen and hydrogen (Oxygen is a byproduct/ Hydrogen is carried away from NADPH)
What is the Process of the light Dependent reaction
Water/Sunlight –> light Dependent reaction –> Oxygen
What is the Process of the Calvin Cycle?
Carbon Dioxide –> Calvin Cycle –> Sugar/Glucose
What is the process between light Dependent reactions and Calvin cycle?
NADP + ADP –> light Dependent reaction –> NADPH + ATP –> Calvin Cycle (repeats)
Aerobic
relating to, involving, or requiring free oxygen
Anaerobic
relating to, involving, or requiring an absence of free oxygen