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CHAPTER 6
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
• Life on Earth is solar powered.
• Chloroplasts capture light energy from sun
and convert it to chemical energy stored in
sugars and other organic molecules.
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6.4.1 Non
Non--cyclic Electron Flow (Cyclic
Photophosphorylation)
(Figure 10.13, Campbell, page 190)
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6.4.3 Chemiosmosis
(Figure 10.17, Campbell, page 193)
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PHOTOSYNTHESIS
6.5 Light independent reaction
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• Three phases.
(Figure 10.18, Campbell, page 194)
Phase 2: Reduction
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Phase 3: Regeneration
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6.5.2 Photorespiration
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O2 Rubisco 3-Phosphoglycerate
+
+
RuBP Phosphoglycolate
CO2
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6.4.3 C4 / Hatch-
Hatch-Slack pathway
C3 plants
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C4 plants
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(3) Temperature
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(6) Oxygen
° Competes with CO2 for active site of
RuBP carboxylase.
° Relatively high concentrations of O2, for
example the 21% in our atmosphere,
inhibit photosynthesis.
° O2 does not inhibit CO2 fixation in C4
plants.
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(7) Water
° Slight lack of water can lead to severe
loss of carbohydrate yield.
Compensation Point
late evenings.
• Summary of compensation point:
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