Biology 1002B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Electromagnetic Spectrum, Photon, Eukaryote

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Pre-lecture (1. 1 the physical nature of light) Light is a source of energy that indirectly or directly sustains virtually all organisms, and light provides organisms with information about the physical world around them. Clamy is a single-celled photosynthetic eukaryote that is commonly found in ponds and lakes their eyes (400-700nm) energy than red light. Light is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can detect with. Light has no mass, and is a stream (wave) of energy particles called photons. Wavelength and energy are inverse, blue has a shorter wavelength and higher. When a photon hits an object, it can be reflected off the object, transmitted through the object, or it can be absorbed. To be used as a source of energy or information, it must be absorbed. Light absorption occurs when the energy of the photon is transferred to an electron within a molecule. The electron is excited, moving to a higher energy state.

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