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Photosynthesis (in a nutshell) The energy originally from sunlight is
transformed and used to combine CO2 and H2O into Glucose (C6H12O6) or other plant molecules (cellulose, amino acids, etc.)
Structures Photosynthesis occurs only in plants and a
small number of single-celled organisms (like algae).
To be able to photosynthesize, you must have a specific organelle: the Chloroplast.
Chloroplasts Inside each chloroplast
are what look like stacks of green pancakes.
Each pancake is called a thylakoid.
The stacks of thylakoids are known as grana.
The empty space inside the chloroplast is called the stroma.
Chlorophyll Each chloroplast’s thylakoids are lined with a
special sun-absorbing pigment. This pigment is known as chlorophyll. It is what allows the plant to absorb sunlight
which is used to power photosynthesisIt also is what makes the plant green. Chloroplasts use red & blue light and reflect green
Photosynthesis Photosynthesis has
two components:A) Photosystem II
○ 1. The absorption of sunlight and water (H2O)
○ 2. The removal of hydrogen atoms from water using the energy of sunlight
○ 3. The use of this hydrogen to power ATP production in each thylakoid’s ATP Synthase.
B) The Calvin Cycle○ 1. The absorption of CO2
○ 2. The use of ATP to power the production of G3P from CO2 and Rubisco (5 carbon molecule) in the stroma.
○ 3. The use of G3P to make sugars, amino acids, fats, and all other components of the plant.
Photosynthesis
Photosystem II1. Sunlight (primarily red & blue wavelengths) is absorbed by chlorophyll
pigments in the chloroplasts. Water (H2O)
is absorbed by the chloroplast
2. The sunlight is used to separate hydrogen from
oxygen. Oxygen is released as O2. H+ is
stored in each thylakoid.
3. The hydrogen absorbed by the thylakoid
is used to power ATP Synthase, which makes ATP from ADP and Pi
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The Calvin Cycle is powered by ATP (not shown)
Calvin Cycle1. CO2 is absorbed.
Carbon is separated from oxygen. O2 is released.
2. The remaining carbon atom is combined with 5-carbon Rubisco (from the
previous cycle)
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G3P’s on their way to
becoming glucose.
3. The 6-carbon molecule is split into two 3-carbon molecules (G3P). One G3P is used to make sugars or other plant
molecules. The other is paired with 2 carbon
atoms to re-make Rubisco.
Rubisco, re-created
and ready to bind to
the carbon in CO2
Photosynthesis (PSII & Calvin)
Research
Regulation of photosynthesis in developing leaves of soybean chlorophyll-deficient mutants
Cai-Zhong Jiang, et al, Iowa State Univ
This team used soybeans that were missing one gene (out of two genes total) for chlorphyll production.
These plants were lighter green than the control. Why?
Research Jiang created the plants through genetic
crosses. ¼ of the plants were dark green
(normal), ½ were light green, and ¼ were yellow. The yellow plants always died.
Why were some yellow? Why did the yellow always die?