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    The document discusses the process of photosynthesis, including that it uses light energy to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water. It explains the importance of photosynthesis in providing oxygen and consuming carbon dioxide. It also details the light reactions that convert solar energy to chemical energy and produce ATP and NADPH, and the Calvin cycle that uses these products to reduce carbon dioxide to glucose.

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    The document discusses the process of photosynthesis, including that it uses light energy to synthesize sugars from carbon dioxide and water. It explains the importance of photosynthesis in providing oxygen and consuming carbon dioxide. It also details the light reactions that convert solar energy to chemical energy and produce ATP and NADPH, and the Calvin cycle that uses these products to reduce carbon dioxide to glucose.

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    Photosynthesis

    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Greek word:
    PHOTO = light
    SYNTHESIS = to put together

    PHOTOSYNTHESIS is the process whereby


    plants, algae, some bacteria,
    use the energy of the sun to synthesize
    organic compounds (sugars) from
    inorganic compounds (CO2 and water).
    WHY IS PHOTOSYNTHESIS SO
    IMPORTANT?
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS is one of the most important
    biological process on earth!
    • Provides the oxygen we breathe
    • Consumes much of the CO2
    • Food
    • Energy
    • Fibers and materials
    THE BASICS OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Almost all plants are photosynthetic autotrophs, as
    are some bacteria and protists
    – Autotrophs generate their own organic matter through
    photosynthesis
    – Sunlight energy is transformed to energy stored in the
    form of chemical bonds

    (c) Euglena (d) Cyanobacteria

    (b) Kelp
    (a) Mosses, ferns, and
    flowering plants
    Light Energy Harvested by Plants &
    Other Photosynthetic Autotrophs

    6 CO2 + 6 H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6 O2


    WHY ARE PLANTS GREEN?
    Plant Cells
    have Green
    Chloroplasts

    The thylakoid
    membrane of the
    chloroplast is
    impregnated with
    photosynthetic
    pigments (i.e.,
    chlorophylls,
    carotenoids).
    Light is absorbed by pigments
    • The primary pigment for
    photosynthesis is CHLOROPHYLL
    • It absorbs blue and red light, not
    green (green light is reflected
    back!)
    The location and structure of
    chloroplasts Chloroplast
    LEAF CROSS SECTION MESOPHYLL CELL
    LEAF

    Mesophyll

    CHLOROPLAST Intermembrane space

    Outer
    membrane

    Granum Inner
    membrane
    Grana Stroma Thylakoid
    Stroma Thylakoid compartment
    AN OVERVIEW OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
     The light reactions
    Light
    convert solar Chloroplast
    energy to chemical
    energy NADP
    ADP
     Produce ATP & NADPH +P
    Calvin
    • The Calvin cycle makes Light
    reactions
    cycle

    sugar from carbon


    dioxide
    – ATP generated by the light
    reactions provides the energy
    for sugar synthesis
    – The NADPH produced by the
    light reactions provides the
    electrons for the reduction of
    carbon dioxide to glucose
    Light Reaction Dark Reaction
    (Calvin Cycle)

    Raw materials Light Energy ATP


    Water NADP
    Carbon Dioxide

    Products Oxygen Glucose


    NADPH Water
    ATP

    Site Chloroplast Chloroplast


    (Thylakoid) (Stroma)

    Time of day Daytime Daytime


    Activity
    Activity A. Write the chemical equation of
    photosynthesis.
    Thank You!

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