BIOL 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Light-Harvesting Complex, Light-Independent Reactions, Carbon Fixation

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Life depends on energy from the sun suitable temperature, energy required to sustain life. Energy of the sun captured by chlorophyll used to convert co2 into complex energy rich molecules. Conversion of co2 into organic molecules using light energy. Photosynthetic organisms = autotrophs (self-feeding) make required organic from co2. Some autotrophs = chemoautotrophs use inorganic compounds as source of energy. Photoautotrophs = photosynthetic organisms use light energy to synthesize organic molecules: primary producers. Organic molecules synthesized by photosynthesis used by photosynthetic organism , also represent the source of organic molecules for consumers. Bodies of primary producers and consumers provide chemical energy for bacteria, fungi. Heterotrophs- consumers and decomposers that require already synthesized source of organic molecules to live. For archaea/halo-bacteria = phototrophy (not photosynthesis) harvest light energy and convert it into chemical energy however the light energy is not used to convert co2 into carbs.

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