Photosynthesis ? Chapter 10 Overview Photosynthesis?- occurs in bacteria, algae, stems/leaves of plants? Jan Baptista van Helmont - showed that soil didn't add mass to plants; believed that water provided the extra mass Joseph Priestly - found that living vegetation restores oxygen into the air Jan Ingenhousz - found that plants' green leaves (not roots) only restore air in presence of sunlight chloroplasts?- organelles that carry out photosynthesis mesophyll - thick layer of cells rich in chloroplasts thylakoids - internal chloroplast membranes grana - stacks of thylakoids stroma - semi-liquid substance that holds enzymes needed to synthesize organic molecules light-dependent reactions?- capturing energy from sunlight, using energy to make ATP/NADPH
Photosythesis Notes
Photosynthesis ? Chapter 10 Overview Photosynthesis?- occurs in bacteria, algae, stems/leaves of plants? Jan Baptista van Helmont - showed that soil didn't add mass to plants; believed that water provided the extra mass Joseph Priestly - found that living vegetation restores oxygen into the air Jan Ingenhousz - found that plants' green leaves (not roots) only restore air in presence of sunlight chloroplasts?- organelles that carry out photosynthesis mesophyll - thick layer of cells rich in chloroplasts thylakoids - internal chloroplast membranes grana - stacks of thylakoids stroma - semi-liquid substance that holds enzymes needed to synthesize organic molecules light-dependent reactions?- capturing energy from sunlight, using energy to make ATP/NADPH
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