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5898143624Photosynthetic Equation6H20 + 6CO2 --> C6H12O6 + 6O20
5898179899Location of PhotosynthesisChloroplast1
5898147310Reactants of Photosynthesis6H20 + 6CO22
5898151936Products of PhotosynthesisC6H12O6 + 6O23
5898185242Photosynthetic PigmentsChemicals that absorb light energy and use it to carry out photosynthesis. Contained in thylakoid membranes in chloroplast. Examples are chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids, xanthophylls, and phycobilins.4
58981587262 Reactions of PhotosynthesisLight Dependent Reaction Light Independent Reaction (Calvin Cycle)5
5898166632Requirements for Light Dependent ReactionLight Water6
5898880888ATP (adenosine triphosphate)Main energy source that cells use for most of their work.7
5898169969Products of Light Dependent ReactionATP (from ADP) NADPH (from NADP+) 6O28
5898175820Location of Light Dependent ReactionThylakoid Membrane (inside chloroplast)9
58982127931st Electron Transport ChainSeries of chemical reactions in the thylakoid membrane electrons are passed along with the release of energy, used to construct ATP10
58982215222nd Electron Transport ChainHigh-energy electrons are passed to NADP+, creating. NADPH, a high-energy electron carrier.11
5898851519NADPHAn electron carrier involved in photosynthesis. Light drives electrons from chlorophyll to NADP+, forming NADPH, which provides the high-energy electrons for the reduction of carbon dioxide to sugar in the Calvin cycle.12
5898854269PhotolysisIn the thylakoid membranes of a chloroplast during light-dependant reactions, two molecules of water are split to form oxygen, hydrogen ions, and electrons.13
5898869933Calvin CycleThe process in which carbon dioxide, ATP, and NADPH are turned into glucose, ADP, and NADP+. Also called the "Light Independent Reaction."14
5898896469Photosynthetic RateThe rate at which plants take in carbon dioxide, water, and the energy from sunlight to produce sugar.15
5898910212Light Intensity vs Photosynthetic RateRate of photosynthesis increases with the light intensity up to a certain amount16
5898915514Carbon Dioxide Level vs Photosynthetic RateIncreased levels will stimulate photosynthesis and then it will level off.17
5898987850Temperature vs Photosynthetic Rate18
5898959085Color of Light vs Photosynthetic RateDifferent pigments impact rate of photosynthesis. Generally, green light results in the lowest photosynthetic rate.19

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