6. METABOLIC PATHWAYS: Photosynthesis


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LECTURE OBJECTIVES (Instructional goals)

1. Give the overall equation for photosynthesis and contrast it to that for cellular respiration, recognize that photosynthesis and cellular respiration are linked in a chemical cycle. (Note that the photosynthesis is the reverse of cellular respiration.)
2. Associate the major parts of photosynthesis with the structure of the chloroplast.
3. Understand that pigments capture wavelengths of light and energize electrons.
4. List the raw materials and products of photosynthesis: know the steps of the Light Dependent and Light Independent reactions, know the raw material needed to start each phase and know the products made by each phase.
5. Explain how autotrophs use the intermediates as well as the products of photosynthesis in their own metabolism.
6. Define selected key terms.


LECTURE QUIZ

Name the two major metabolic “energy-transforming pathways” in living organism:

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Explain the photosynthesis in your own words

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Name the two major reactions in the photosynthesis:

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Name the reactants of the first major reaction in the photosynthesis:

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Name the products of the first major reaction in the photosynthesis:

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Name the reactants of the second major reaction in the photosynthesis:

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Name the products of the second major reaction in the photosynthesis:

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Give the overall balanced chemical reaction formula for the photosynthesis:

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Give the overall balanced chemical reaction formula for the cellular respiration:

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At which wavelengths of light -- colors of visible light -- does the photosynthesis works best?

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Energy transformation from light energy to chemical bond energy of carbohydrate molecules?

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Breakdown of glucose to carbon dioxide and water with buildup of ATP?

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Synthesis of glucose from carbon dioxide and water with help of light energy?

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16: What organisms are capable of photosynthesis?
a. plants
b. plants and algae
c. plants and some bacteria
d. plants, algae, and some bacteria
e. none of the above

17: Explain the figure below:
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