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Photosynthesis Chapter 10. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast. Chloroplast = type of plastid. Proplastid Chloroplasts Chromoplasts Amyloplasts. When photosynthetic pigments absorb photons, four things can happen:. Photon re-emission (fluorescence) Heat generation
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Photosynthesis Chapter 10
Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast. Chloroplast = type of plastid Proplastid Chloroplasts Chromoplasts Amyloplasts
When photosynthetic pigments absorb photons, four things can happen: Photon re-emission (fluorescence) Heat generation Energy transfer (resonance transfer) Photochemistry
Pigments absorb across specific wavelengths. Absorption Spectrum Multiple pigments allow more light to be harvested.
Two types of antenna complexes with distinct reaction centers: RC absorbs at 700 nm (PS I) RC absorbs at 680 nm (PS II)
PS I Involved with the reduction of NADPH for use in carbohydrate synthesisPS II Involved with ATP synthesis for use in carbohydrate production Two Distinct Photosystems
Electrons come from the splitting of water.H2O ½O2 + 2H+ + 2e-2H2O O2 + 4H+ + 4e-
Photophosphorylation SummaryPS II 4 photons ~2 ATP PS I 4 photons 2 NADPH
Process of CO2 fixation = Calvin CycleThe Calvin cycle takes place in the chloroplast stroma.
Calvin cycle has three main parts: Carboxylation Reduction Regeneration
Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase(Rubisco)1/8 - 1/4 total leaf protein
3 Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate + 3 CO23 Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate + Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Summary Fixation of 1 CO2 molecule requires 3 ATP + 2 NADPH