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PhotosynthesiPhotosynthesiss
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Overview of Overview of PhotosynthesiPhotosynthesi
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AutotrophsAutotrophsPlants and Plants and some other some other types of types of organisms that organisms that contain contain chlorophyllchlorophyll are are able to use able to use light energy light energy from the sunfrom the sun to to produce food.produce food.
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AutotrophsAutotrophs• Autotrophs Autotrophs
include include organismsorganisms that make that make their own foodtheir own food
• Autotrophs Autotrophs can use the can use the sun’s energy sun’s energy directlydirectly
EuglenaEuglena
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HeterotrophsHeterotrophs• Heterotrophs Heterotrophs
are are organisms organisms that can NOT that can NOT make their make their own foodown food
• Heterotrophs Heterotrophs can NOT can NOT directly use directly use the sun’s the sun’s energyenergy
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EnergyEnergy• Energy Takes Many Energy Takes Many
Forms such as Forms such as light, light, heat, electrical, heat, electrical, chemical, mechanicalchemical, mechanical
• Energy can be Energy can be changed from changed from one one form to anotherform to another
• Energy can be stored Energy can be stored in chemical bonds & in chemical bonds & then released laterthen released later
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ATP – Cellular EnergyATP – Cellular Energy• Adenosine TriphosphateAdenosine Triphosphate• Contains two, high-energy Contains two, high-energy
phosphate bondsphosphate bonds• Also contains the nitrogen base Also contains the nitrogen base
adenine & a ribose sugaradenine & a ribose sugar
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ADPADP• Adenosine DiphosphateAdenosine Diphosphate• ATP releases ATP releases energyenergy, a , a free free
phosphate,phosphate, & & ADPADP when cells when cells take energy from ATPtake energy from ATP
One phosphate bond has been removed
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Sugar in ADP & ATPSugar in ADP & ATP
•Called ribose
•Pentose sugar
•Also found on RNA
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Importance of ATPImportance of ATP
Principal Compound Used To Store Energy In Living Organisms
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Releasing Energy From Releasing Energy From ATPATP
• ATP is constantly being ATP is constantly being used and used and remade by cellsremade by cells
• ATP provides all of the energy ATP provides all of the energy for for cell activitiescell activities
• The high energy phosphate The high energy phosphate bonds can be bonds can be BROKENBROKEN to to release release energyenergy
• The process of releasing ATP’s The process of releasing ATP’s energy & reforming the molecule energy & reforming the molecule is called is called phosphorylationphosphorylation
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Releasing Energy From Releasing Energy From ATPATP
• AddingAdding A A Phosphate Phosphate Group To ADP Group To ADP stores Energy in stores Energy in ATPATP
• RemovingRemoving A A Phosphate Phosphate Group From ATP Group From ATP Releases Energy Releases Energy & forms ADP& forms ADP
Loose
Gain
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Cells Using Biochemical Cells Using Biochemical EnergyEnergy
Cells Use ATP For:• Active transport• Movement• Photosynthesis• Protein Synthesis• Cellular
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More on ATPMore on ATP• Cells Have Enough ATP To Cells Have Enough ATP To
Last For A Last For A Few SecondsFew Seconds• ATP must ATP must constantlyconstantly be be
mademade• ATP ATP Transfers Energy Transfers Energy
Very WellVery Well• ATP Is ATP Is NOTNOT Good At Good At
Energy StorageEnergy Storage
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GlucoseGlucose•Glucose is a Glucose is a
monosaccharidemonosaccharide•CC66HH1212OO66
•One Molecule of glucose One Molecule of glucose Stores Stores 90 Times90 Times More More Chemical Energy Than Chemical Energy Than One Molecule of ATPOne Molecule of ATP
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History of History of Photosynthesis & Photosynthesis & Plant PigmentsPlant Pigments
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PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis• Involves the Use Of light Involves the Use Of light
Energy to convert Energy to convert Water Water (H(H220)0) and and Carbon Dioxide Carbon Dioxide (CO(CO22)) into into Oxygen (OOxygen (O22)) and and High Energy CarbohydratesHigh Energy Carbohydrates (sugars, e.g. Glucose) & (sugars, e.g. Glucose) & StarchesStarches
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Investigating Investigating PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis
•Many Scientists Have Many Scientists Have Contributed To Contributed To Understanding Understanding PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis
•Early ResearchEarly Research Focused On Focused On The The Overall ProcessOverall Process
•Later ResearchersLater Researchers Investigated The Detailed Investigated The Detailed Chemical PathwaysChemical Pathways
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Early Questions on Early Questions on PlantsPlants
Several Centuries Ago, Several Centuries Ago, The Question Was:The Question Was:
Does the increase in Does the increase in mass of a plant come mass of a plant come from the air? The soil? from the air? The soil?
The Water?The Water?
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Van Helmont’s Van Helmont’s Experiment 1643Experiment 1643
• Planted a Planted a seedseed into into A pre-measured A pre-measured amount of soil and amount of soil and wateredwatered for 5 years for 5 years
• Weighed Plant & Weighed Plant & Soil.Soil. Plant Was 75 Plant Was 75 kg, Soil The Same.kg, Soil The Same.
• Concluded Mass Concluded Mass Came From WaterCame From Water
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Priestley’s Experiment Priestley’s Experiment 17711771
• Burned Candle In Bell Jar Until It Went Out.
• Placed Sprig Of Mint In Bell Jar For A Few Days.
• Candle Could Be Relit And Burn.
• Concluded Plants Released Substance (O2) Necessary For burning.
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Ingenhousz’s Ingenhousz’s Experiment 1779Experiment 1779
Repeated Priestly experiment with & without Repeated Priestly experiment with & without sunlightsunlight
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Results of Ingenhousz’s Results of Ingenhousz’s ExperimentExperiment
• Showed That Priestley’s Showed That Priestley’s Results Only Occurred In Results Only Occurred In The Presence Of The Presence Of SunlightSunlight..
• Light Was Necessary For Light Was Necessary For Plants To Produce The Plants To Produce The “Burning Gas” or “Burning Gas” or oxygenoxygen
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Julius Robert Mayer Julius Robert Mayer 18451845
Proposed That Proposed That Plants can Plants can Convert Convert Light Light Energy Into Energy Into ChemicalChemical EnergyEnergy
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Samuel Ruben & Martin Samuel Ruben & Martin KamenKamen19411941
Used Isotopes Used Isotopes To Determine To Determine That The That The OxygenOxygen Liberated In Liberated In PhotosynthePhotosynthesis sis Comes Comes From WaterFrom Water
KAMENKAMEN
RUBINRUBIN
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Melvin Calvin 1948Melvin Calvin 1948•First to trace the path First to trace the path that that carbon (COcarbon (CO22)) takes takes in forming in forming GlucoseGlucose•Does Does NOTNOT require require sunlightsunlight•Called the Called the Calvin CycleCalvin Cycle or or Light Independent Light Independent ReactionReaction•Also knownAlso known as the as the Dark Dark ReactionReaction
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Rudolph Marcus 1992Rudolph Marcus 1992•Studied the Studied the Light Light Independent Independent ReactionsReactions•First to First to describe the describe the Electron Electron transport transport ChainChain
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The Photosynthesis The Photosynthesis EquationEquation
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PigmentsPigments•In addition to water,
carbon dioxide, and light energy, photosynthesis requires Pigments
•Chlorophyll is the primary light-absorbing pigment in autotrophs
•Chlorophyll is found inside chloroplasts
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Light and Light and PigmentsPigments
• Energy From The Sun Enters Earth’s Biosphere As Photons
•Photon = Light Energy Unit
• Light Contains A Mixture Of Wavelengths
•Different Wavelengths Have Different Colors
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Light & PigmentsLight & Pigments• Different pigmentsDifferent pigments absorb absorb
different different wavelengthswavelengths of light of light• Photons of light Photons of light “excite”“excite”
electrons in the plant’s electrons in the plant’s pigmentspigments
• Excited electrons carry the Excited electrons carry the absorbed energyabsorbed energy
• Excited electrons move to Excited electrons move to HIGHERHIGHER energy levels energy levels
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ChlorophyllChlorophyllThere are 2 main There are 2 main
types of chlorophyll types of chlorophyll molecules:molecules:Chlorophyll aChlorophyll aChlorophyll bChlorophyll b
A third type, A third type, chlorophyll chlorophyll cc, is found in , is found in dinoflagellatesdinoflagellates
Magnesium atom at the center of chlorophyll
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Chlorophyll a and bChlorophyll a and b
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Chlorophyll aChlorophyll a•Found in all Found in all plants, plants, algae, & cyanobacteriaalgae, & cyanobacteria•Makes photosynthesis Makes photosynthesis possiblepossible•Participates Participates directlydirectly in in the Light Reactionsthe Light Reactions•Can Can accept energyaccept energy from from chlorophyll bchlorophyll b
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Chlorophyll bChlorophyll b• Chlorophyll b is an Chlorophyll b is an
accessory pigmentaccessory pigment• Chlorophyll b acts Chlorophyll b acts
indirectlyindirectly in in photosynthesis by photosynthesis by transferring the light it transferring the light it absorbs to chlorophyll absorbs to chlorophyll aa
• Like chlorophyll a, it Like chlorophyll a, it absorbs red & blue light absorbs red & blue light and and REFLECTS GREENREFLECTS GREEN
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The The Biochemical Biochemical ReactionsReactions
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It Begins with Sunlight!It Begins with Sunlight!
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Photoautotrophs Absorb Photoautotrophs Absorb Light EnergyLight Energy
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Inside A ChloroplastInside A Chloroplast
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Structure of the Structure of the ChloroplastChloroplast
• Double membraneDouble membrane organelle organelle• Outer membrane Outer membrane smoothsmooth• Inner membraneInner membrane forms forms
stacks of connected sacs stacks of connected sacs called called thylakoidsthylakoids
• Thylakoid stack is called the Thylakoid stack is called the granungranun (grana-plural) (grana-plural)
• Gel-like material around Gel-like material around grana called grana called stromastroma
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Function of the StromaFunction of the Stroma•Light IndependentLight Independent
reactions occur herereactions occur here•ATP usedATP used to make to make
carbohydrates like carbohydrates like glucoseglucose
•Location of the Location of the Calvin Calvin CycleCycle
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Thylakoid membranesThylakoid membranes• Light DependentLight Dependent reactions reactions
occur hereoccur here• Photosystems are made up Photosystems are made up
of of clusters of chlorophyll clusters of chlorophyll moleculesmolecules
• Photosystems are Photosystems are embedded embedded in the thylakoid membranesin the thylakoid membranes
• The two photosystems are:The two photosystems are: Photosytem IPhotosytem I Photosystem IIPhotosystem II
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Photosynthesis Photosynthesis OverviewOverview
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Energy CarriersEnergy Carriers• Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide
Phosphate Phosphate (NADP(NADP++))• NADPNADP+ = + = ReducedReduced Form Form• Picks Up Picks Up 2 high-energy 2 high-energy
electrons and Helectrons and H++ from the Light from the Light Reaction to form NADPHReaction to form NADPH
• NADPHNADPH carries energy to be carries energy to be passed on to another moleculepassed on to another molecule
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NADPHNADPH
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• Occurs across the Occurs across the thylakoid thylakoid membranesmembranes
• Uses light energyUses light energy• Produce Produce OxygenOxygen from water from water• Convert Convert ADP to ATPADP to ATP• Also convert Also convert NADPNADP++ into into
the energy carrier the energy carrier NADPHNADPH
Light Dependent Light Dependent ReactionsReactions
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Light Dependent Light Dependent ReactionReaction
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Light Dependent Light Dependent ReactionReaction
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Photosystem IPhotosystem I•Discovered Discovered FirstFirst•Active in the final stage Active in the final stage of the Light Dependent of the Light Dependent ReactionReaction•Made of 300 molecules Made of 300 molecules of Chlorophyllof Chlorophyll•Almost completely Almost completely chlorophyll achlorophyll a
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Photosystem IIPhotosystem II
•Discovered Discovered SecondSecond•Active in the beginning Active in the beginning stage Of the Light stage Of the Light Dependent ReactionDependent Reaction•Contains about Contains about equal equal amounts of chlorophyll a amounts of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll band chlorophyll b
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Photosynthesis BeginsPhotosynthesis BeginsPhotosystem Photosystem II absorbs light II absorbs light
energyenergyElectrons are energizedElectrons are energized and passed and passed
to the to the Electron Transport ChainElectron Transport ChainLost electrons are replaced from Lost electrons are replaced from
the splitting of waterthe splitting of water into 2H into 2H+, +,
free electrons, and Oxygenfree electrons, and Oxygen2H2H+ + pumped across thylakoid pumped across thylakoid
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Photosystem IPhotosystem IHigh-energy electronsHigh-energy electrons are are
moved to Photosystem I moved to Photosystem I through the Electron through the Electron Transport ChainTransport Chain
Energy is used to Energy is used to transport transport HH++ from stroma to inner from stroma to inner thylakoid membranethylakoid membrane
NADP+ converted to NADP+ converted to NADPHNADPH when it picks up 2 when it picks up 2 electrons & H+electrons & H+
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PhosphorylationPhosphorylationEnzyme in thylakoid Enzyme in thylakoid
membrane called membrane called ATP ATP SynthaseSynthase
As H+ ions passed As H+ ions passed through thylakoid through thylakoid membrane, membrane, enzyme enzyme binds them to ADPbinds them to ADP
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Light Reaction SummaryLight Reaction SummaryReactants:Reactants:• HH22OO• Light EnergyLight Energy
Energy Products:Energy Products:• ATPATP• NADPHNADPH
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Light Independent Light Independent ReactionReaction
• ATP & NADPHATP & NADPH from light from light reactions used as energyreactions used as energy
• Atmospheric Atmospheric C0C022 is used is used to to make sugarsmake sugars like like glucose and fructoseglucose and fructose
• Six-carbon Sugars made Six-carbon Sugars made during the during the Calvin CycleCalvin Cycle
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The Calvin CycleThe Calvin Cycle
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The Calvin CycleThe Calvin Cycle• Two turnsTwo turns of the Calvin Cycle of the Calvin Cycle
are required to make one are required to make one molecule of glucosemolecule of glucose
• 3-CO3-CO22 molecules enter the molecules enter the cycle to form several cycle to form several intermediate compounds intermediate compounds (PGA)(PGA)
• A 3-carbon molecule called A 3-carbon molecule called Ribulose BiphosphateRibulose Biphosphate (RuBP) (RuBP) is used to regenerate the is used to regenerate the Calvin cycleCalvin cycle
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Factors Affecting the Factors Affecting the Rate of PhotosynthesisRate of Photosynthesis
• Amount of Amount of available available waterwater
• TemperatureTemperature• Amount of Amount of
available available light energylight energy
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