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chapter 6
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11/03/2009

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light reaction

light reaction
Definition
the initial reactions in photosyntesis
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chloroplasts
Definition
pant cells have 50 or more of these
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stroma
Definition
the fluid that surround the thylakoids
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red
Definition
chlrophyll a absorbs this kind of light
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blue
Definition
chlorophyll b absorbs this kind of light
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phtosystem
Definition
clusters of chlorophyll and caretenoids
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electrons
Definition
these become excited when light hits them
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photosystem II
Definition
electrons lost by photosystem I are replaced by electrons from this
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chlorophyll
Definition
electrons leave this pigment and are then accepted by electron acceptor
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NAD+ bcomes NADH
Definition
primary electron acceptor
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carbon fixation
Definition
CO2 is fixed into carbon molecules
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RUBP
Definition
CO2 is fixed into 5 carbon molecule in step 1
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PGAL
Definition
in step 2,PGA is converted into this
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RUBP
Definition
in step 3, PGAL is converted back into this
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ATP,NADH
Definition
two things from light reactions that are needed in the calvin cycle
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caretenoids
Definition
accessory pigments that absorb yellow, orange,and brown light
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green
Definition
color of light that none of the pigments absorb that are reflected
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oxygen gas
Definition
waste product of photosynthesis that is important to humans
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ATP synthase
Definition
this aids in binding the phosphate to ADP
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C3
Definition
Most of the plants use this specific pathway of phtosynthesis
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stomata
Definition
the pores on the underside of the leaves
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C4
Definition
plants dont lose very much water with this pathway example corn
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CAM
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have stomata open at night close during day
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Co2, temp, light
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three most important environmental factors that infuence photosynthesis
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Temperature
Definition
the rate will increase, and eventually decrease when this becomes to high
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