BIOL 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii, Electromagnetic Radiation, Photon
7 Feb 2018
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Ex: green alga chlamydomonas reinhardtii, a single-celled photosynthetic eukaryote commonly found in ponds or lakes uses light as both a source of energy and information. Each cell uses the light energy to make energy-rich molecules through photosynthesis. A pigments color is a result of the photons of light it does not absorb, where instead of being absorbed these photons are transmitted through the object or reflected off the object, visible to the human eye. Cellular respiration is the process that breaks down carbohydrates and other molecules, which releases chemical energy that is trapped as atp, and is ultimately used for metabolic and biosynthetic processes. Cataract- a change in the lens of the eye, turning it opaque due to a continuous denaturation of one of the proteins that make up the lens. Wave-particle duality- light having properties of both a wave and a stream of photons.
