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Photosynthesis - easy
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
05/18/2008

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Term
Photons
Definition
units of energy that make up light
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Do shorter wavelengths or longer wavelengths have more energy?
Definition
Shorter wavelengths
Term
Pigments
Definition
molecules that absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others
Term
Where does the color of a pigment come from?
Definition
the wavelengths of light that is reflected
Term
What is the color that we see?
Definition
The wavelengths that are not absorbed
Term
Chlorophyll
Definition
Green pigment
Term
Where is chlorophyll located in algae and plants?
Definition
in the chloroplast
Term
Where is chlorophyll located in bacteria?
Definition
In the thylakoid membranes
Term
Chlorophyll b
Definition
accessory pigment
Term
What colors do chlorophyll absorb?
Definition
red-orange and blue-violet
Term
What color does chlorophyll reflect?
Definition
Green
Term
What do accessory pigments do?
Definition
absorb light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll
Term
carotenoids - what colors do they absorb? reflect?
Definition

absorb blue and green light

 

reflect yellow, orange, or red 

Term
Phycocyanins - what colors do they absorb? reflect?
Definition

absorb green and yellow light

 

reflect blue or purple 

Term
grana
Definition
stacked columns of chloroplasts
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stroma
Definition
gel-like matrix that surrounds grana
Term
How are bacterial thylakoid membranes arranged?
Definition
as infoldings of the cytoplasmic membrane
Term
Two types of photosynthesis
Definition
Oxygenic and Anoxygenic
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What types of organisms use oxygenic photosynthesis?
Definition
plants, algae, cyanobacteria
Term
What goes into an oxygenic photosynthesis reaction?
Definition
CO2, H2O, and light energy
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What organisms use anoxygenic photosynthesis?
Definition
purple sulfur and green sulfur bacteria
Term
What goes into an anoxygenic photosynthesis reaction?
Definition
CO2, H2S, and light energy
Term
What does a light dependent reaction convert light energy to?
Definition
chemical energy
Term
What are the products of a light dependent reaction?
Definition
O2, ATP, NADPH
Term
What is another name for light independent reactions?
Definition
Calvin-Benson cycle
Term
Where do light-independent reactions take place?
Definition
stroma of cholorplasts or cytoplasm of bacteria
Term
Product of light-independent reaction
Definition
Glucose
Term
What are the oxygen requirements of purple and green bacteria?
Definition
Obligate anaerobes
Term
What do green and purple bacteria use as electron donors in light reactions?
Definition
hydrogen, hydrogen sulfide, elemental sulfur, or organic matter
Term
Only product of light reactions in green and purple bacteria photosynthesis
Definition
ATP
Term
Carbon source of photosynthesis in green and purple bacteria
Definition
CO2 or an organic molecule
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