BIOL 260 Lecture 4: BIOL 260 - Photosynthesis

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28 Sep 2018
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Explain the main steps through which solar energy is captured as chemical potential energy, using pigments for light harvesting. Discuss the pathways of electron flow around psi and psii. Discuss the role of rubisco in the calvin cycle and the limitations of this enzyme as the they affect c fixation. Discuss strategies used by plants to enhance c fixation by rubisco. Compare and contrast c3, c4, and cam-based photosynthesis. 3co 2 + 12h 2 o + light c 6 h 12 o 6 + 6o 2 + h 2 o (occurs in the chloroplast - drives reaction in this direction) Plants generally works to drive the reaction in this direction (more than the other direction, but both occurs) carbohydrate (carbon is fixed") Activation and splitting water is a result of the presence of light, and co 2 will become a. Results in a net increase in the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere (released from water)

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