how does a seed grow into a tree? where does all the mass come from???
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How does a seed grow into a tree? Where does all the mass come from???
Photosynthesis
• Plants convert the energy of sunlight into the energy of chemical bonds of carbohydrates
Importance of Photosynthesis
But that’s not all..
But wait, there’s more..
Photosynthesis:
6 CO2 + 6 H2O C6 H12 O6 + 6 O2
carbon dioxide + water = sugar + oxygen
STARCH
photosynthetic products often stored as starch•Starch = glucose polymer
CO2+H20 C(H2O)+ O2
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Sun
The BIG Picture
Leaf Structurecuticle - waxy, water resistant layer on
the surface of the leaf
Epidermis - transparent, colourless cell layer below the cuticle
mesophyll cells - pallisade: are elongated cells located just below the epidermal tissue
- spongy mesophyll consists of loosely packed cells where gas exchange takes place
Fig. 10.2a
Leaf structure
Chloroplasts
Fig. 10.2b
Chloroplasts• plant cell organelles where photosynthesis
takes place, found mainly in mesophyll layers in leaves
• have an inner and outer membrane
• the liquid material in the chloroplast is called the stroma
• Stroma contains a series of membrane bound sacs called thylakoids which are stacked on top of one another to form grana
• adjacent grana are linked together by lamellae
• Photosynthesis occurs partly within the stroma and partly within the thylakoid membrane
• The thylakoid membrane contains light-gathering pigments and an electron transport chain
• Thylakoid membranes enclose an interior space called the thylakoid lumen
Overview of Photosynthesis
1. Light reactions2. Dark reactions – Calvin Cycle
Fig. 10.4
• When light strikes an object it can be:1) Reflected2) Transmitted3) Absorbed
• Substances that absorb light are called pigments
• Different pigments absorb at different wavelengths
Pigments
Chlorophyll
• Chlorophyll is a pigment that absorbs in the red and blue regions of the visible spectrum
• Most of the green wavelengths are reflected so a sample of chlorophyll appears green
Chlorophyll
•Absorbs red & blue light
•Reflects green light
Fig. 10.6
Fig. 10.8
Energy Storing Compounds
Energy trapped by molecules can be used to lift electrons to a higher energy level.
From that higher energy level the electrons can fall down to their original energy level and do work along the way.
Example – a solar cell that powers a calculator
Or…
The high-energy electrons can be bound to an electron carrier.
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide PhosphateNADP+ accepts a pair of high energy electrons
and a Hydrogen ion to become NADPH
And of CourseATP – Adenosine TriphosphateEnergy storing compound used by every
living cellProvides the energy for almost all cellular
functions
Function of ATP
Light Reactions
Calvin CycleProducts from the light reactions and CO2
from the atmosphere are used to produce carbohydrates
Autotrophs• Self-feeders:
– sustain themselves without eating or decomposing other organisms
• Plants are photoautotrophs– They use light
• Some bacteria are chemoautotrophs– Produce organic compounds
without light from substances such as S or NH3
Heterotrophs
• Live on compounds produced by other organisms
• Eat other plants or animals or are decomposers (bacteria or fungi) that eat fallen leaves, feces, dead animals
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