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36 Cards in this Set
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linear electron flow
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involves BOTH photosystems
produces ATP and NADPH using light energy |
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the primary pathway
for light reactions |
linear electron flow
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diffusion of _____ across the membrane drives ATP synthesis
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H+ protons
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in PSI, transferred light energy excites ____
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P700
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cyclic electron flow
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uses only photosystem I
produces ATP (but NOT NADPH) |
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carbon enters the cycle as CO2 and leaves as....
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G3P
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the 3 phases of the Calvin cycle
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carbon fixation
reduction regeneration of the CO2 acceptor |
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carbon fixation is catalyzed by ____
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rubisco
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in photorespiration
rubisco adds ____ instead of CO2 in the Calvin cycle |
O2
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photorespiration consumes ____ and _____
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O2
organic fuel |
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photorespiration releases ___
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CO2
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in C3 plants, initial fixation of CO2, via rubisco, forms a ___-_____ compound
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three-carbon compound
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C4 plants minimize the cost of photorespiration by incorporating CO2 into four-carbon compounds in _____ cells
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mesophyll cells
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incorporating CO2 into four-carbon compounds in mesophyll cells
requires the enzyme ______ |
PEP carboxylase
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how do CAM plants fix carbon?
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open their stomata at night and close them during the day
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autotrophs
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sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
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heterotrophs
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obtain their organic material from other organisms
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CO2 enters and O2 exits the leaf through
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stomata
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chloroplasts are found mainly in cells of the
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mesophyll
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mesophyll
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the interior tissue of the leaf
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the chlorophyll is in the membranes of
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thykaloids
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photosynthesis equation
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6CO2 + 12H2O + light energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H20
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photosynthesis consists of
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light reactions
and Calvin cycle |
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what do light reactions (in the thylakoids) do?
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split H2O
release O2 reduce NADP+ to NADPH generate ATP from ADP by photophosphorylation |
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Calvin cycle forms _____ from ___
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sugar
from CO2 |
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Calvin cycle begins with
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carbon fixation
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carbon fixation
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incorporating CO2 into organic molecules
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wavelength
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the distance between crests of waves
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prophase I
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chromosome condense
crossing over synapsis ends chiasmata |
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metaphase I
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pairs of chromosomes arrange on the metaphase plate
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anaphase I
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breakdown of proteins
homologs move toward opposite poles |
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telophase & cytokinesis
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cleavage furrow
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prophase II
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spindle apparatus forms
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metaphase II
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chromosomes in the middle
the 2 sister chromatids of each chromosome are not genetically identical |
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anaphase II
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breakdown of proteins
chromatids move toward opposite poles |
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telophaes II and cytokinesis
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nuclei form
meiotic division of 1 parent cell produces 4 daughter cells each of the 4 daughter cells is genetically distinct from the other daughter cells and from the parent cell |