Absorption Spectrum

Absorption Spectrum of Chlorophyll

Action Spectrum

Photosynthetic Overview

Energy Transfer during Photosynthesis

Resonance transfer – excitation energy is conveyed from the chlorophyll that absorbs the light to the reaction center

Antenna Complexes

• Eukaryotes – within the chloroplast• Prokaryotes – plasma membrane

Z-scheme

Chloroplast Structure

Electron Transfer in the Thylakoid Membrane: 4 Protein complexes

Carbon Reactions

C3 and C4 Leaf Anatomy

C4 Cycle