01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ferredoxin, Chemiosmosis, Intermembrane Space

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Photosynthesis is the process that converts solar energy into chemical energy. Photoautotrophs are the producers of the biosphere, using sunlight to produce organic molecules from co2 and other inorganic molecules. Almost all heterotrophs, including humans, depend on photoautotrophs for food and o2. Concept 10. 1: in chloroplasts, photosynthesis converts light energy to the chemical energy of food. Co2 enters and o2 exits the leaf through microscopic pores called stomata. Chloroplasts contain chlorophyll (in membranes of stacked thylakoids) which captures light energy. Chloroplasts are found mainly in mesophyll cells, in the interior of the leaf. Open and close during the day; plants want to stay turgid. In chloroplasts, h2o is split into hydrogen and oxygen, incorporating the electrons of hydrogen into sugar molecules and releasing oxygen as a by-product. Photosynthesis reverses the direction of electron flow compared to respiration. H2o is oxidized and co2 is reduced. Compared to respiration, photosynthesis is endergonic; the energy boost if provided by light.

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