BIOL 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Transmittance, Action Spectrum, Ribulose
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P la nts = photoa utotrophs: us e the e ne rgy of s unlight to ma ke orga nic mole cule s from wa te r a nd ca rbon dioxide. P roduce rs of the bios phe re. Inte rme mbra ne s pa ce: ha s room, not a ll crowde d = room for ga s /a ir. S toma ta re gula te s ga s e xcha nge (how ope n/clos e s toma ta is dicta te s the e xcha nge ) P la nts clos e s toma ta on hot, dry da ys: cons e rving wa te r but limiting a cce s s to. Co2: ca us ing oxyge n to build up, chloropla s ts : orga ne lle s in which photos ynthe s is occurs, conta ins thyla koids a nd gra na.
