Question 11
How does photosynthesis
convert light energy into chemical energy? How are the light and dark reactions
of photosynthesis coupled? And, how have plants adapted the process of
photosynthesis to different environmental conditions? [Chapter 10]
Photosynthesis in Nature (read 176-178)
Plants and other
autotrophs are the producers of the biosphere.
Choloroplasts are the
sites of photosynthesis in plants.
The Pathways of Photosynthesis (read 179-194)
Evidence that chloroplasts
split water molecules enabled researchers to track atoms through
photosynthesis.
The light reactions and
the Calvin Cycle cooperate in converting light energy to the chemical energy of
food.
The light reactions
convert solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH.
The Calvin Cycle uses ATP
and NADPH to convert CO2 to sugar.
Alternative mechanisms of
carbon fixation have evolved in hot, arid climates.
Photosynthesis is the biosphere’s metabolic foundation.
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