BSC 108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Light-Independent Reactions, Photosystem, Light-Dependent Reactions
15 Feb 2017
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Almost all plants are photosynthetic autotrophs as are some bacteria and protists: they generate their own organic matter through photosynthesis. A photosynthesis road map: energized electron, sunlight is a type of energy called. Radiation or electromagnetic energy: the full range of radiation is called the. Visible light and wave length: chloroplasts. Absorb light energy and converted it to chemical energy. Why do leaves change colors: what is a true color of the leaf, chlorophyll"s green color masks out the other colors of the leaves in the summer, because they get enough sunlight. They capture the suns energy and splits water molecules while the pores of the leaves take in co2 from the air: the absence of chlorophyll allows the other colors to be shown in the fall. How photosynthesis harvest light energy: light behave as photons-discrete packs of energy, chlorophyll molecules absorb photons. As the electrons ball back to their ground state, Energy is released as hear or light.
