chapter 10 photosynthesis - biolympiads · photosynthesis •process by which plants use light...
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Chapter 10 Photosynthesis
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Photosynthesis
• Process by which plants use light energy to make food.
• A reduction process that makes complex organic molecules from simple molecules.
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Ps General Equation
6 CO2 + 6 H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
Requires:
Chlorophyll
Light
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Early Question
• Does the Oxygen in sugar come from the CO2
or from the H2O ?
• Model:
CO2 + 2 H2O ----> CH2O + O2
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Proof
• Used 18O as a tracer.
CO2 + 2 H2O ----> CH2O + O2
CO2 + 2 H2O ----> CH2O + O2
Both experiments confirm that water is split.
• O2 is a waste product of Ps that altered life on earth.
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Ps: a redox process
• Hydrogens are added to Carbons.
• Water is a source for the Hydrogens.
• Complex covalent bonds are made.
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Ps
• Has two chemical reactions:
1. Light Reaction
2. Calvin Cycle
Names are from “light” as a requirement, not where or when they occur.
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Light
• A form of electromagnetic radiation.
• Visible light has the right energy for use in Ps.
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Too Hot Too Cold
Just Right
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Action Spectrum
• Not all colors are useable to the same degree for Ps.
• Red and Blue light - absorbed and used in Ps.
• Green light - reflected or transmitted.
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Comment
• In oceans, red light is lost or filtered out early because it has lower energy.
• Only blue light which has higher energy can reach the lower depths.
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Result
• Many deep ocean fish are bright red in color.
• Why?
• They can’t be seen because there is no red light to reflect their color.
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Plants without chlorophyll
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Photosynthesis Pigments
1. Chlorophylls
2. Accessory Pigments
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Chlorophylls
• Has CHON and Mg.
• Several types possible.
• Molecule has a lipophilic tail that allows it to dissolve into membranes.
• Contains Mg in a reaction center.
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Accessory Pigments
• Absorb light energy and transfer it to chlorophyll.
• Ex: Carotene (orange). Xanthophyll (yellow)
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Fall Leaf Colors
• Chlorophyll breaks down.
• N and Mg salvaged and moved into the stem for next year.
• Accessory pigments remain behind, giving the various fall leaf colors.
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Chloroplast Structure
• Double outer membrane.
• Inner membrane folded and stacked into grana.
• Stroma - liquid that surrounds the thylakoid membranes.
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Photosystems
• Collection of pigments that serve as a light trap.
• Made of chlorophyll and the accessory pigments.
• Two types known: PSI, PSII
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Cyclic Photophosphorylation
• Uses PSI only.
• Produces ATP.
• Requires light.
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Linear or Noncyclic Photophsphorylation
• Uses PSI and PSII.
• Splits water, releasing H+, a pair of e-, and O2.
• Produces ATP and NADPH. (e- carrier similar to NADH)
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Light Reaction
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Light Reaction
• Same thing as Noncyclic Photophsphorylation.
• Location - grana of the chloroplast.
• Function - to split water and produce ATP and NADPH.
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Light Reaction
• Light
• Water
• ADP + Pi
• NADP+
• O2
• ATP
• NADPH
Requirements Products
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Chemiosmosis Model
• The chloroplast produces ATP in the same manner as the mitochondria in Rs.
• Light energy is used to pump H+ across a membrane.
• When the H+ diffuses back, ATP is generated.
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Chemiosmosis
• H+ are pumped into the thylakoid space.
• ATP and NADPH are made when the H+ diffuse into the stroma.
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Comment
• There can be a 3 pH unit difference between the thylakoid space and the stroma.
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Calvin Cycle
• How plants actually makes food (carbohydrates).
• Don't require light directly to run.
• Also known as C3 Ps.
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Calvin Cycle
• Function - to use ATP and NADPH to build food from CO2
• Location - stroma of the chloroplast.
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Rubisco
• Ribulose BisPhosphate Carboxylase.
• Enzyme that adds CO2 to an acceptor molecule.
• Most important enzyme on earth.
• Most abundant enzyme on earth.
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Dark Reactions/Calvin Cycle
• 6 CO2
• 18 ATP
• 12 NADPH
• C6H12O6
• 18 ADP + 18 Pi
• 12 NADP+
Requirements Products
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Photorespiration
• When Rubisco accepts O2 instead of CO2 as the substrate.
• Generates no ATP.
• Decreases Ps output by as much as 50%.
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Photorespiration
• May reflect a time when O2 was less plentiful and CO2 was more common.
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Alternate Ps Methods
1. C4 Ps
2. CAM Ps
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C4 Ps
• Uses a different enzyme to initially capture CO2
• Separates CO2 capture from carbon fixation into sugar.
• Still uses C3 Ps to make sugar, but only does so in the bundle sheath cells.
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PEP Carboxylase
• Enzyme used for CO2 capture in C4 Ps.
• Can use CO2 down to 0 ppm.
• Prevents photorespiration.
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C4 Ps
• Found in 19 plant families.
• Characteristic of hot regions with intense sunlight.
• Examples - sugarcane, Bermuda grass, crab grass
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C3 Ps vs. C4 Ps
• Photorespiration
• Shade to full sun
• High water use
• Cool temperatures
• Slow to moderate growth rates
• Cool season crops
• No Photorespiration
• Full sun only
• Moderate water use
• Warm temperatures
• Very fast growth rates
• Warm season crops
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CAM Ps
• Crassulacean Acid Metabolism
• Found in plants from arid conditions where water stress is a problem.
• Examples - cacti, succulents, pineapples, many orchids.
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CAM Ps
• Open stomata at night to take in CO2.
• The CO2 is stored as a C4 acid.
• During the day, the acid is broken down and CO2 is fixed into sugar.
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CAM plants
• Tissues decrease in pH over night, rise in pH during day.
• Avoid H2O stress by keeping stomates closed during the day.
• Generally have slow growth.
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Ps:Rs Ratios
• Reflect a plant’s balance in making food and using food.
1. Ps > Rs, energy available for growth and reproduction.
2. Ps = Rs, no growth, but survives.
3. Ps < Rs, death by starvation
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Comments - Ps:Rs
• Rs happens 24 hours a day.
• Ps only in light.
• Plants overwinter on stored food made when Ps > Rs.
• If Ps < Rs, best solution is to increase the amount of light.
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Factors That Affect Ps
1. Light - quantity and quality.
2. Temperature - too hot or too cold.
3. CO2 - often limits C3 plants.
4. Minerals - especially NPK and Mg.
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Importances of Ps
1. Food - either directly or indirectly comes from plants.
2. Oxygen in the air.
3. CO2 balance.
4. Plant products.
5. Life on Earth.
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Summary
• Know the main Ps equation.
• Know Light Reaction.
• Know Calvin Cycle.
• Alternate Ps forms.
• Ps:Rs ratios.
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Practice FRQ Question (long version)
• Explain how the molecular reactions of photosynthesis transform light energy into chemical bond energy. Include in your discussion the relationship between chloroplast structure and light reactions and Calvin cycle.
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U-Tube Links
• Light Reaction:
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj_WKgnL6MI