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Name the parts of a chloroplast |
1. Outer membrane 2. Intermembrane space 3. Inner membrane 4. Granum (grana: plural) 5. Thylakoid |
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Why do researchers use radioactive isotopes as tracers? |
1. Living organisms can't distinguish between them. 2. One can thereby easily feed it to a process and track the products. |
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What reactant is oxidized and what reduced in photosynthesis? |
CO2 is reduced to C6H12O6 H2O is oxidized to O2 The H2O represents the "leftovers" |
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What does the light reactions need and what do they produce? |
H2O -> O2 They turn: NADP+, ADP +P Into: ATP + NADPH |
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What does the calvin cycle need and what does ut produce? |
CO2 -> C6H12O6 They use: ATP, NADPH And produce: ADP, NADP+ |
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What colour of light is the least effective in driving photosynthesis? |
Green |
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Why are chloroplasts green? |
They absorb and use the other visual light? |
