BSC 118 Lecture 10: BSC 118 Chapter 10

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Most plants are photoautotrophs: autotrophs are organisms that sustain themselves without consuming anything derived from other organisms, autotrophs are the producers of the biosphere (zone of life on earth; global sum of all ecosystems) Heterotrophs (e. g. , humans) depend on autotrophs: heterotrophs obtain their organic material from other organisms, heterotrophs are the consumers of the biosphere, heterotrophs are completely dependent on autotrophs for food and oxygen. Photosynthesis: photosynthesis is a complex series of reactions that can be summarized as the following simple equation: Fyi: like other electromagnetic energy, the photons comprising light travel in rhythmic waves, wavelength is the distance between crests of waves and defines the type of electromagnetic energy. If illuminated by light, a concentration solution of chlorophyll will fluoresce, giving off light and heat. The light reactions of photosynthesis: photosynthesis consists of light reactions and the calvin cycle, light reactions, which occur in the thylakoid membranes:

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