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Is the process by which green plants and autotrophic organisms synthesize food. Is the combination of carbon dioxide with water to form carbohydrates.
6CO2
+ 12H20
chl light
Source of energy
Sunlight
Food:proteins
carbohydrates
carbon dioxide
Food
Organisms
bacteriochlorophyll
Cholorphyll b
Chlorophyll a
carotene
Photosystem I
Fe4-S4
Ferredoxin
Ferredoxin/NADP+ reductase
Photosystem II
Biochemical reactions
Stroma reaction Calvin Benson Cycle Conversion of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates
Anabolic Metabolism
3-phosphoglyceraldehyde Several types of storage compound 1. Short-term storage: ATP and NADPH 2. Intermediate-term storage: glucose and sucrose 3. Long-term storage starch and lipids
Respiration
Is a process that breaks down complex carbon compounds into simpler molecules and simultaneously generates ATP. ATPS are used to power other metabolic processes.
Types of respiration
Aerobic respiration - requires oxygen as the terminal electron acceptor. Anaerobic respiration without oxygen, often called fermentation.
Organism types
Strictly aerobes or obligate aerobes Obligate anaerobes Facultative anaerobes or aerobes