PBIO 1210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Carbon Fixation, Silage, Ethanol Fermentation

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Energy flow: the ultimate source of energy for life is the sunlight that reaches the earth, in photosynthesis, sunlight energy stored in chemical bonds in carbohydrates and other biological molecules. Oxygen is also produced during photosynthesis: in respiration, organisms use oxygen to break chemical bonds in carbohydrates, releasing energy for their own growth and activity. Energy: exergonic: reactions release energy, endergonic: reactions require energy, exergonic and endergonic often coupled via atp. Excited electron is passed from one carrier to another. Energy lowered at each step and stored in atp. Photosynthesis: in chloroplasts primarily in leaves. Absorption of light: plants use visible light for photosynthesis. Right amount of energy to excite electrons in organic molecules. Chlorophyll a absorbs light in the red and blue-violet region and reflects green light. Accessory pigments (carotenoids and chlorophyll b) absorb light at different wavelengths and pass the energy on to chlorophyll a. Chlorophyll a: light energy excites electrons in the ring structures.

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