BIOL 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Light-Independent Reactions, Thylakoid, Chloroplast

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For most organisms, energy is derived from sunlight, either directly or indirectly. Those organisms that can directly trap sunlight do so by photosynthesis. Process by which solar energy is trapped and stored as chemical energy in the bonds of a sugar. Certain bacterial cells will move towards places where oxygen concentration is high. Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are linked processes: where atoms end up. Chlorophyll-containing organelles called chloroplasts are concentrated in leaf cells. Chloroplasts are able to convert energy in sunlight into stored energy of sugars. Both the upper and lower surfaces of a leaf consist of a layer of transparent cells, the epidermis. The outer surface of leaves are covered by the cuticle. Transparent, waxy, and waterproof covering reduces the evaporation of water from leaves. Leaves obtain co2 for photosynthesis from the air through pores in the epidermis called stomata (singular, stoma) Inside the leaf are layers of cells called the mesophyll. Supply water and minerals to the mesophyll.

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