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Photosynthesis
Stored Energy
What is Photosynthesis?
plants convert the energy of sunlight into
the energy in the chemical bonds of
carbohydrates – sugars and starches.
Requirements for
Photosynthesis
Carbon Dioxide - CO2
Water - H2O
Energy – In the form of sunlight
3 Main Stages
1. Energy is captured from sunlight.
2. Light energy is converted to chemical
energy (ATP & NADPH)
3. ATP and NADPH power the synthesis
of organic molecules, using carbon from
carbon dioxide.
Where does
Photosynthesis occur?
Inside plant cells – specifically
chloroplasts
1. DNA
2. Ribosomes
3. & 6. Outer
Membrane
4. Grana
5. Stroma
7. Starch Grain
Chloroplast
Thylakoid – flattened,
membrane bound
sac
Grana – stacks of
thylakoids
Stroma – fluid matrix
Light Energy
(Energy is captured by sunlight)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
Radiant Energy –
energy that is
transmitted in waves
that can travel
through a vacuum.
Electromagnetic
spectrum – complete
range of radiant
energy.
PHOTONS!
Tiny packets of radiant energy
When Photons strike a
surface…..
1 – reflected
2 – absorbed
3 – transmitted
• Green plants are
green because they absorb all
of the colors of the visible
spectrum except the green
color (aka the green
wavelengths).
Pigments
Molecules containing
atoms that enable
it to absorb light.
Types of Pigments
Chlorophyll – the
primary lightabsorbing agent for
photosynthesis
Carotenoids – yellow
& orange pigments
Phycoerythrin – red
and blue
Photosytems- molecule clusters
of pigments found in the thylakoid
membranes
Photosytem I
boost
electrons by
absorbing
light with a
wavelength of
700 nm
Photosystem II
– boosts
electrons by
absorbing light
with a slightly
shorter
wavelength
than 680 nm
Stage 2
Light energy is converted to
chemical energy… a.k.a.
Light – Dependent
Reactions
Electron Carriers
Excited electrons – high energy
Special carriers – electron carriers
Electron transport chain
NADP+ - accepts and holds 2 high energy
electrons along with a hydrogen ion (H +)
NADP+ + H + = NADPH
Light-Dependent Reaction
4 Basic Processes
Light absorption
Electron transport
O2 production
ATP formation
Light-Dependent Reaction
cont.
1. Photons of radiant energy strike PSII
Energy is passes to the chlorophyll molecule
Excited electron (e-) is boosted to….
2. A thylakoid membrane protein where…
the e- is passed along a series of electron
carriers called …
the electron transport chain
3. At the end of the ETC, an ATP is
released into the stroma
4. PS I gets the e- from PS II. It gets
boosted to….
5. Thylakoid membrane protein where…
The e- is passed to the ETC…
6. The ETC passes the e- to the electron
carrier NADP+ and is converted to
NADPH
7. As e- move from chlorophyll to NADP+,
more H+ ions are pumped across the
membrane
8. The inside of the thylakoid membrane
builds up with + charge
9. Outside the thylakoid is – charged.
10. H+ ions cannot exit without help. They
use ATP synthase.
11. Protein channel rotates.
12. As it rotates, ADP binds
with a phosphate to make
ATP
Why doesn’t the
chlorophyll run out of e ?
Enzymes on the
inner side of the
thylakoids break up
water molecules
into 2 electrons,
H + ions , and 1
oxygen atom!
Light-Dependent Reaction
Uses
Water
ADP
NADP+
Produces
Oxygen
ATP
NADPH
The Calvin Cycle –
sometimes called Light
Independent Reactions
Plants use the energy that ATP and
NADPH contain to build high-energy
compounds that can be stored for a long
time. Uses ATP and NADPH from the
light dependent reactions to produce
high-energy sugars.
Steps to the Calvin Cycle
6 CO2 molecules enter the cycle from the
atmosphere
These combine with 6, 5 - carbon
molecules to make 12, 3 - carbon
molecules
The 12 are converted into higher-energy
forms (Energy from ATP & NADPH)
Calvin Cycle cont.
2 of the 12, 3 – carbon molecules are
removed from the cycle to make sugars,
lipids, amino acids or other compounds
The remaining 10, 3 – carbon molecules
are converted back to 6, 5 – carbon
molecules.