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Chapter 8: Photosynthesis
Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display.
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Radiant Energy
Photosynthesis converts solar energy into the chemical energy of a carbohydrate :
Solar energy + 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
Carbohydrate (glucose)
OxidizedReduced
Electrons from H2O are energized by the sun.
The oxygen given off comes from water – 18O experiments.
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Photosynthetic organisms
These organisms are called producers; they synthesize organic molecules from raw materials.
Plant Algae Cyanobacteria
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Nearly all life is dependent on solar energy because photosynthetic organisms:
1) use solar energy to produce organic nutrients.
2) provide food (producers) for other organisms (consumers).
And,
3) The bodies of plants became the coal or other fossil fuels used today.
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Visible Light Fig 8.2
Pigments (chlorophylls and carotenoids) found within photosynthesizing cells, are capable of absorbing various portions of visible light.Both chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b absorb violet, blue, and red light best and green least.3
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Mesophyll cells of a leaf contain chloroplasts
Water reaches mesophyll cells from vessels that extend to the roots.
Pores called stomata allow CO2 and O2 to enter the leaf.
Leaf Structure Fig 8.3
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Chloroplast structure
Double membrane
Chlorophyll and other pigments are found in the thylakoids
Thylakoids are interconnected
Fig 8.3
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Two Sets of Reactions for Photosynthesis
Light Dependant Reactions ‘Photo-’Cyclic and Noncyclic electron pathways
-Captures energy from the sun
Light Independent Reactions ‘-Synthesis’Calvin Cycle
-Produces carbohydrate
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The light-dependent reactions: the cyclic electron pathway
Fig. 8.4
-Produces only ATP!
Solar Energy
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The light-dependent reactions: the noncyclic electron pathway
Calvin Cycle
Fig. 8.5
-Splits water (yielding H+, e-, and O2)
-Produces ATP
-Reduces NADP+ to NADPH
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Light-Dependant ATP Production and the Electron Transport System
Hydrogen builds up concentration gradient in the thylakoid space.
The flow of H+ through an ATP synthase complex back into the stroma drives the chemiosmotic production of ATP.
Fig. 8.6
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Solar energy + 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
Light-Dependant Reactions of Photosynthesis produce O2, ATP, and NADPH – not glucose.
ADP + P ATP
NADP + H NADPH
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Carbohydrate Synthesis
Light-independent reactions
-NADPH and ATP are used to reduce CO2 to carbohydrate.
-This occurs in the stroma of a chloroplast by a series of reactions called the Calvin cycle.
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Stages of the Calvin Cycle
The Calvin cycle can be divided into:
1) Fixation of CO2;
2) Reduction of CO2; and
3) Regeneration of RuBP (ribulase biphosphate).
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The Calvin cycle (simplified)
ATPADP
NADPHNADP
C6H12O6 RuBp
3CO2 + 3RuBp (C5)
6(C6)
6PGA (C3)
6PGAL (C3)
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The light-independent reactions of the Calvin cycle (detailed)
From light-dependant reactions
Fig. 8.8
From light-dependant reactions
Fixation of CO2
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Photosynthesis Efficiency
Ideal laboratory conditions: 25% of solar energy transferred.
Under natural conditions: the efficiency ranges from less than 1% to a maximum of 8%.
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CO2 H2O
Calvin Cycle Electron Pathways
Solar Energy
RuBP PGAL ATP O2
Glucose
Aerobic Cellular Respiration in Mitochondria makes new ATP
Light Independent Reactions Light Dependant Reactions
Photosynthesis in Chloroplast
NADPH
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Photosynthetic organisms carry on both photosynthesis and cellular respiration and rely on solar energy.
Solar Energy + CO2 + H20 C6H12O6 + O2
C6H12O6 + O2 CO2 + H20 + chemical energy(ATP)
Non-photosynthetic organisms only carry on cellular respiration and must rely on an external source of energy.
C6H12O6 + O2 CO2 + H20 + chemical energy(ATP)
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Figure 6.10 from Chapter 6
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Solar Energy
O2 and GlucoseCO2
CO2
Plant Cell Animal Cell
Mitochondria (Respiration)
Chloroplast (Photosynthesis)
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Other Types of Photosynthesis
Plants are able to live under many environmental conditions in part because various modes of photosynthesis have evolved.
The photosynthesis considered so far is called C3 photosynthesis because a C3 molecule is formed immediately following CO2 fixation.
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C3 Versus C4 Photosynthesis
C4 plants fix CO2 by forming a C4 molecule prior to the the Calvin cycle.
In C4 plants, CO2 is taken up in mesophyll cells, and then a C4 molecule (oxaloacetate) is pumped into bundle sheath cells where it releases CO2 to the Calvin cycle.
Thus, O2 cannot accumulate when stomata close.
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In C4 plants, bundle sheath cells also contain chloroplasts, and mesophyll cells are arranged concentrically around bundle sheath cells:
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CAM Photosynthesis
CAM plants also fix CO2 by forming a C4 molecule, but this occurs at night when stomata can open without water loss.
CAM stands for crassulacean-acid metabolism after the Crassulaceae, a family of succulent plants from arid regions.
C4 represents a partitioning in space, whereas CAM is a partitioning in time.
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Photosynthesis Versus Cellular Respiration
Both plant and animal cells carry on cellular respiration in mitochondria; photosynthesis occurs in plant chloroplasts.
Photosynthesis is the building up of glucose, while cellular respiration is the breaking down of glucose.