Transcript Section 8-3
Plants and some other types of
organisms are able to use light energy
from the sun to produce their own food.
Autotrophs – make their own food
Heterotrophs – obtain energy from the
foods they consume or absorb.
All organisms must release the energy
in sugars and other compounds.
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Adenine
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ATP
Ribose
3 Phosphate groups
ATP
ADP
Section 8-1
Energy
Energy
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) + Phosphate
Partially
charged
battery
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Fully
charged
battery
ATP
ADP
Section 8-1
Energy
Energy
Adenosine diphosphate (ADP) + Phosphate
Partially
charged
battery
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Fully
charged
battery
If ATP is such a useful source of energy, why do
most cells have only enough ATP to last them for a
few seconds of activity?
o ATP is a great molecule for transferring energy; it is not a
good molecule for storing large amounts of energy over the
long term.
o A single molecule of glucose stores more than 90 times the
chemical energy of a molecule of ATP.
o It is more efficient for cells to keep only a small supply of
ATP on hand.
o Cells regenerate ATP from ADP as needed by using the
energy in glucose.
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Light and Pigments
In addition to water and carbon dioxide, photosynthesis
requires light and chlorophyll, a molecule in chloroplasts.
Sunlight is a mixture of different wavelengths of light.
Plants gather the sun’s energy with light-absorbing
molecules called pigments.
Chlorophyll is the plants’ principle pigment (chlorophyll a
and chlorophyll b).
Chlorophyll absorbs light in the blue-violet and red
regions of the visible spectrum. Green light is reflected by
leaves.
When chlorophyll absorbs light, the energy from the sun
is transferred to the electrons of the chlorophyll molecule.
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Figure 8-5 Chlorophyll Light Absorption
Section 8-2
Absorption of Light by
Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b
Chlorophyll b
Chlorophyll a
V
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B
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Photosynthesis: Reactants and Products
Section 8-2
Light Energy
Chloroplast
CO2 + H2O
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Sugars + O2
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Figure 8-7 Photosynthesis: An Overview
Section 8-3
Chloroplast
Light
H2O
CO2
Chloroplast
NADP+
ADP + P
LightDependent
Reactions
Calvin
Cycle
ATP
NADPH
O2
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Sugars
Figure 8-10 Light-Dependent Reactions
Light-Dependent Reactions
Section 8-3
Photosystem II
Hydrogen
Ion Movement
Chloroplast
ATP synthase
Inner
Thylakoid
Space
Thylakoid
Membrane
Stroma
Electron
Transport Chain
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Photosystem I
ATP Formation
Figure 8-11 Calvin Cycle
Section 8-3
Calvin Cycle
CO2 Enters the Cycle
Energy Input
ChloropIast
5-Carbon
Molecules
Regenerated
6-Carbon Sugar
Produced
Sugars and other compounds
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Factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis:
•Availability of water
•Light intensity
•Temperature
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Concept Map
Section 8-3
Photosynthesis
includes
H2O
Lightdependent
reactions
Calvin cycle
use
take place in
Energy from
sunlight
Thylakoid
membranes
to produce
ATP
NADPH
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O2
takes place in
Stroma
CO2
uses
ATP
NADPH
of
to produce
Chloroplasts
High-energy
sugars