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    The document discusses photosynthesis in plants. It explains that plants use light, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis occurs in two phases - the light-dependent reaction and the light-independent reaction. In the light-dependent reaction, which takes place in the chloroplasts, light energy is absorbed and used to produce ATP and NADPH through a series of reactions involving the photosystems, electron transport chain, and ATP synthase.

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    The document discusses photosynthesis in plants. It explains that plants use light, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis occurs in two phases - the light-dependent reaction and the light-independent reaction. In the light-dependent reaction, which takes place in the chloroplasts, light energy is absorbed and used to produce ATP and NADPH through a series of reactions involving the photosystems, electron transport chain, and ATP synthase.

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    Where do they get their food?

    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Plants are called autotrophs because they create their
    own food source using energy from light.
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    Greek word: Greek word for
    ‘phōs’ meaning putting together
    light
    • Using light to put things together

    • Light energy  chemical energy


    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    Plants need three things to perform photosynthesis:
    Light
    Carbon dioxide

    Water
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Stomata  the tiny openings
    present on the epidermis of
    leaves through which they
    take in carbon dioxide
    • We breathe oxygen and
    exhale carbon dioxide, while
    plants breathe carbon dioxide
    and exhale oxygen
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Roots  absorbs
    water and other
    nutrients to make
    food
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Chloroplasts 
    pigments found in
    the leaves that
    takes in carbon
    dioxide, water and
    sunlight, and turn
    them into sugar
    and oxygen
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    • Plants ingest water (H2O) through the roots, carbon
    dioxide (CO2) from the air, and light energy from the
    sun to perform photosynthesis, and produce glucose
    (sugars) and oxygen (O2).
    PHOTOSYNTHESIS
    Within the chloroplasts of a plant cell, photosynthesis
    occurs in two main phases:

    1. Light – dependent Reaction


    2. Light – independent Reaction/Calvin
    Cycle
    Light – dependent Reaction
    • Light energy  chemical energy

    • Key Products:
    Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)
    Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADPH)
    Light – dependent Reaction
    Light – dependent Reaction

    Plant cells
    Light – dependent Reaction

    Thylakoid

    Chloroplast
    Light – dependent Reaction

    Thylakoid Membrane
    Light – dependent Reaction
    Photosystems
    • are large complexes of proteins and pigments whose
    roles are to harvest light
    • play a key role in the light reactions.
    • In most photosynthetic organisms, thylakoids contain
    pairs of photosystems:
    1. Photosystem I
    2. Photosystem II
    Photosystem I (PSI)
    • located in the outer surface of the thylakoid
    membrane
    • Active center is P700
    • Main function: NADPH synthesis
    • Photolysis of water does not occur
    • Consist of a network of accessory pigment
    molecules and chlorophylthe molecules that
    absorb the photons of light
    Photosystem II (PSII)
    • located in the inner surface of the
    thylakoid membrane
    • Active center is P680
    • Main function: ATP synthesis and
    hydrolysis of water
    • Photolysis of water occur
    Light – dependent Reaction
    1. Within the pigment molecules, the
    absorbed light energy excites the electrons
    to a higher state.
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    2. Photosystems will channel the excitation
    energy gathered by the pigment molecules to a
    reaction center, chlorophyll molecule which will
    then pass the electrons to a series of proteins the
    electron transport chain.
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    3. The electrons lost by the Photosystem 1
    will be replaced by a process called
    Photolysis.
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    4. As the electrons are being transported by
    the electron transport chain, the energy
    from it is used to pump hydrogen ions from
    the stroma into the thylakoid
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    5. This results to high concentration of
    hydrogen ions
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    6. Hydrogen ions are trapped inside the thylakoid but a
    special enzyme called the ATP synthase allows
    hydrogen ions to passively diffuse from a high
    concentration to low concentration. The flow of
    hydrogen ions causes the ATP synthase to spin and
    produce ATP.
    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    7. The electron transport chain transports
    the low energized electron to the
    photosystem 1 where light excites them
    once again.

    ©Bioman.com
    Light – dependent Reaction
    8. Reenergized electrons are transported by
    the electron transport chain and are used to
    reduce the electron carrier molecule called
    NADP⁺ to NADPH
    ©Bioman.com

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