BIO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Atp Synthase, Accessory Pigment, Carbon Fixation
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H2o: photosystem cluster of chlorophyll, accessory pigment molecules, proteins, and other molecules; capture light energy, transfer energy to electrons, and transfer electrons to. Fill-in-the-blank: plant leaves contain pores called stomata that allow plants to release o2 and take in. In hot dry weather, these pores are closed to prevent water loss. Photosynthesis occurs in organelles called chloroplasts that are concentrated within the mesophyll cells of most plant leaves: chlorophyll a captures wavelengths of light that correspond to the three colors red, blue, and violet. Carotenoids are accessory pigments that reflect yellow and orange. They are located in clusters called photosystems in the thylakoid membrane: during the first stage of photosynthesis, play is captured and funneled into reaction center chlorophyll a molecules. The energized electron is then passed into a primary electron acceptor molecule. From here, it is transferred through series of molecules called the etc. The biochemical pathway that captures atmospheric carbon is called the calvin cycle.
