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05/17/2009

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Term
acessory pigments
Definition
-caroteniods
-phycobilin
Term
action spectrum
Definition
chart that display plant response towards different wavelengths
Term
antenna system
Definition
the chlorphyll in the protein channel
Term
bundle sheath cell
Definition
where the CO2 goes in C3 plants
-tissue that surrounds the vein in plant cells
-contain chloroplast in c4 planta
Term
c3 plant
Definition
close stomata during hot weather rely on photorespiration to make Co2 from O2
-has abundant rubisco in palisade cells
-photosynthesis in mesophyll
Term
c4 plant
Definition
close stoma, but doesnt use photorespiration
-uses PEP carboxylase, advantage is doesnt require oxygen
-mesophyll and bundle sheath
CO2 accepted by PEP to make oxaloacetate, oxaloacetate diffuses to bundle sheath cells which has abundant rubisco, oxaloacetate is decarboxylated ( PEP return to mesophyll cells and CO2 enter calvin cycle)
Term
calvin cycle
Definition
occurs in the stroma
-CO2 rxn w/ RuBP, RuBP--> 3PG, 3PG--> sugar, and while other products are release
calvin cycle products: ADP & NADP+
Term
carotenoid
Definition
accesory pigment
-yellow,orange,red pigment
Term
chlorophyll
Definition
pigment
-reflect green light
-in PS II and PSI
- mg2+ center atom, hydrocarbon tail
-form antenna system, obsrob the photom and pass on excited e-
Term
CAM ( crassulacean acid metabolism)
Definition
metabolic pathway allowing plants to store CO2 at night and preforming photosynthesis during the day
-open stomata at night
Term
ferredoxin
Definition
protien in e- transport chain
cyclic cycle
e-transport back to e- transport chain and genereate atp
Term
light reaction
Definition
-excitement of e-
-chlorophyll absorb light
e- transport chain
h20 molecule use to replenish e- loss in excitement of e- in chlorophyll PS II-->
plastoquinone---> cytochrome--->plastocyanin--->PS I---> ferrodoxin---> NADP reductase
-charbohydrates are not produce during light reaction of photosynthesis
products: ATP & NADPH for the calvin cycle
Term
light independent reaction ( dark reaction)
Definition
calvin cycle:
carbon fixation
- in non cyclic cycle the rxn goes all the way to NADP+ reductase
reduction and sugar production
-regeneration of RuBP
-stimulated by light, so dependent on light rxn
Term
mesophyll
Definition
chlorplast containing photosynthetic cells in the interior of the leave
-most active in a plant cell during photosynthesis
-palisade mesophyll cell, does most of the photosynthesis
-spongy mesophyll cell: faciliate gases to the palisade cell, cuz of its loose structure
Term
NADP+
Definition
product of the cavlin cycle
use to transport e-
-reduce by ferredoxin - NADP+ reductase in light rxn
Term
oxgenase
Definition
any enzyme that oxidizes a substrate by transferring the oxygen from molecular oxygen O2 (as in air) to it
Term
PEP carboxylase
Definition
in c4 plants
-combine with CO2 to make oxaloacetate, a four carbon structure
-In succulent CAM plants adapted for growth in very dry conditions, PEP carboxylase fixes CO2 during the night when the plant opens its stomata to allow for gas exchange.
Term
photophosphorylation
Definition
process of using light to create atp
Term
photorespiration
Definition
using O2 to make CO2
glycolate---> peroxisome ( convert to glycine)--->glycine diffuse to mitochondria---> in mitochondria, 2 glycine ---> glycerate + CO2
-more likely at higher temperatures
Term
phycobilin
Definition
accesory pigment
- found in cyanobacteria and in the chloroplasts of red algae, glaucophytes and some cryptomonads (though not in green algae and higher plants)
-efficient at absorbing red, orange, yellow and green light, wavelengths which are not well absorbed by chlorophyll a.
Term
plastocyanin
Definition
protien in e- transport chain
-3rd protein in e- transport chain
Term
plastoquinone
Definition
protein in e- transport chain
-first protein in e- transport chain
Term
RuBP
Definition
an important substrate involved in carbon fixation. The enzyme (RuBisCO) catalyzes RuBP with carbon dioxide in order to synthesize a highly unstable 6-carbon intermediate which decays virtually instantaneously into two molecules of glycerate 3-phosphate (G3P)
Term
fluorescence
Definition
-occur when a molecule returns to ground state
-it is light energy weaker than the light energy it absorb
-no chemical work is done
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