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    The document discusses the process of photosynthesis, including the key reactants of carbon dioxide and water, products of glucose and oxygen, and the role of chlorophyll and sunlight in driving the reaction. It explains that photosynthesis has two main stages - the light dependent reaction where sunlight is absorbed to produce ATP and NADPH, and the light independent reaction where these products are used to incorporate carbon dioxide into sugars.

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    Photosynthesis

    What is Photosynthesis?
     The process where plants use energy from
    the sun to rearrange water molecules and
    carbon dioxide molecules to form sugars
    (mainly glucose) and oxygen molecules

     Plants DO NOT change sunlight into


    energy!!
    The Chemistry of Photosynthesis
    Chlorophyll
    6CO2 + 6H2O ------------ > C6H12O6 + 6O2
    Sunlight

    CO2 is carbon dioxide


    H2O is water
    C6H12O6 is glucose
    O2 is oxygen
    The Chemistry of Photosynthesis
    Chlorophyll
    6CO2 + 6H2O ------------ > C6H12O6 + 6O2
    Sunlight

    CO2 is carbon dioxide


    H2O is water
    C6H12O6 is glucose
    O2 is oxygen
    The Role of Sunlight in Photosynthesis
     Sunlight is made of different energies
    (colors) of light
     Remember ROYGBIV from elementary
    school?
     Chlorophyll absorbs the red, blue and violet
    parts of sunlight and stores the energy of
    those wavelengths.
    The Role of Chlorophyll
     Chlorophyll is a chemical pigment (color)
    that absorbs certain wavelengths of
    sunlight (especially red, blue and indigo)
     The energy that is absorbed is given to the
    electrons of the chlorophyll molecule
     These high energy electrons supply the
    starting energy for photosynthesis
    Inside the Chloroplast
     Sac-like photosynthetic membranes called
    thylakoids
     Sacs are stacked into structures called
    grana
     Space between grana called stroma
     Proteins in thylakoids arrange chlorophyll
    and other pigments into groups called
    photosystems
    Inside the Chloroplast
    Overview of Photosynthesis
    Photosynthesis Has Two Steps
     Light dependent reaction that requires
    sunlight
     Light independent reaction that does not
    require sunlight; can occur during daytime
    as well as at night
    Light Dependent Reaction
     dependent reaction that requires sunlight
     Water is split into hydrogen ions, oxygen
    gas, and electrons
     Hydrogen ions are actively transported to
    interior of thylakoid membrane
     Electrons are energized, stored in NADPH
     Oxygen gas diffuses out of the leaf
    Dark Reaction
     Uses ATP and NADPH to produce high
    energy sugars
     Uses 6 carbon dioxide molecules
     Results in sugars and other molecules
     Costs ATP and NADPH molecules
    1. What are the reactants in photosynthesis? What are
    the products?
    2. What wavelengths of light are absorbed by
    chlorophyll?
    3. Why do green plants look green?
    4. What part of the chlorophyll molecule actually absorbs
    the energy from the sun?
    5. Define the following terms: thylakoid, grana, stroma,
    photosystem
    6. What are the products of the light reaction phase of
    photosynthesis?
    7. What are the products of the dark reaction phase of
    photosynthesis?

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