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linear electron flow
involves BOTH photosystems

produces ATP and NADPH using light energy
the primary pathway

for light reactions
linear electron flow
diffusion of _____ across the membrane drives ATP synthesis
H+ protons
in PSI, transferred light energy excites ____
P700
cyclic electron flow
uses only photosystem I

produces ATP (but NOT NADPH)
carbon enters the cycle as CO2 and leaves as....
G3P
the 3 phases of the Calvin cycle
carbon fixation

reduction

regeneration of the CO2 acceptor
carbon fixation is catalyzed by ____
rubisco
in photorespiration

rubisco adds ____ instead of CO2 in the Calvin cycle
O2
photorespiration consumes ____ and _____
O2

organic fuel
photorespiration releases ___
CO2
in C3 plants, initial fixation of CO2, via rubisco, forms a ___-_____ compound
three-carbon compound
C4 plants minimize the cost of photorespiration by incorporating CO2 into four-carbon compounds in _____ cells
mesophyll cells
incorporating CO2 into four-carbon compounds in mesophyll cells

requires the enzyme ______
PEP carboxylase
how do CAM plants fix carbon?
open their stomata at night and close them during the day
autotrophs
sustain themselves without eating anything derived from other organisms
heterotrophs
obtain their organic material from other organisms
CO2 enters and O2 exits the leaf through
stomata
chloroplasts are found mainly in cells of the
mesophyll
mesophyll
the interior tissue of the leaf
the chlorophyll is in the membranes of
thykaloids
photosynthesis equation
6CO2 + 12H2O + light energy -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H20
photosynthesis consists of
light reactions

and

Calvin cycle
what do light reactions (in the thylakoids) do?
split H2O

release O2

reduce NADP+ to NADPH

generate ATP from ADP by photophosphorylation
Calvin cycle forms _____ from ___
sugar

from

CO2
Calvin cycle begins with
carbon fixation
carbon fixation
incorporating CO2 into organic molecules
wavelength
the distance between crests of waves
prophase I
chromosome condense

crossing over

synapsis ends

chiasmata
metaphase I
pairs of chromosomes arrange on the metaphase plate
anaphase I
breakdown of proteins

homologs move toward opposite poles
telophase & cytokinesis
cleavage furrow
prophase II
spindle apparatus forms
metaphase II
chromosomes in the middle

the 2 sister chromatids of each chromosome are not genetically identical
anaphase II
breakdown of proteins

chromatids move toward opposite poles
telophaes II and cytokinesis
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