BIOL 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Photon, Chlorophyll, Physical Property
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Connecting respiration to other metabolic pathways: many other energy sources also enter the pathway at different points. Macromolecules from food much be all broken down into monomers. Anabolic pathways and pathways of respiration before entering the pathway: all reactions are reversible, respiration can convert hydrolyzed proteins or carbohydrates into fats. Autotrophs vs heterotrophs: autotrophs make their own food. Animals have to eat food that is produced form other organisms or. Diversity of autotrophs indirectly: plants, algae, eukaryotes, bacteria. Overview of photosynthesis: occurs in chloroplasts. 6co2 + 6 h2o + energy c6h12o6 + 6o2. This is endergonic: anything that is green on plants has chloroplasts, ste(cid:373) does(cid:374)"t do photosy(cid:374)thesis (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they are verti(cid:272)al. Only leaves because they have a larger surface area. Chloroplasts structure: leaf has a tough outer layer. Cells are not active metabolically: mesophyll layer. Once it makes sugar, it transports it to other cells. Important for providing water to chloroplasts: stomata.