Essays Tagged: "Light dependent reaction"
Mitochondria and Chloroplast a detailed comparison between the functions and purposes of the mitochondria and chloroplast.
produce glucose and the air we breathe, oxygen. There are two stages when executing photosynthesis, light reactions and the Calvin Cycle. The light reactions are the steps of photosynthesis that conve ... quence of chemical reactions is commonly referred to as the dark reaction. This reaction unlike the light reaction does not need light. The carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms then leave the thylakoids ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Plant Biology
Biology: The Light Dependent Reaction
In the Light Dependent phase of photosynthesis, light strikes Photosystem II, causing the electron to becom ... wn the ETC, the electronloses energy. The energy released is used to produce ATP. At the same time, light is hitting Photosystem I, which makes it's electron's excited. The electrons are passed to ano ... The hydrogen + ions that resulted from photolysis are also picked up by the NADP+, making NADPH.The light dependent reaction takes place in the thylakoid membrane.-Reactants:Light EnergyChlorophyllADP ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Investigating the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis of submerged cotyledon (seed leaf) discs
en from water. Hexose sugars and starch are commonly formed so the following equation is often used:light energy6CO2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2carbon dioxide water chlorophyll carbohydrate oxygenPhotosynthe ... n dioxide water chlorophyll carbohydrate oxygenPhotosynthesis consists of two stages: These are the light-dependent reactions, for which light energy is necessary, and the light independent reactionss ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is the conversion of light energy to chemical energy. I occurs in two stages. These are the light reactions and the dark ... the light reactions and the dark reactions.The light reaction takes place in the thylakoids. In the light reaction, light energy strikes antennae pigments of photosystem II, which contains several hun ... on gradient that drives the synthesis of ATP from ADP. ATP is formed by a chemiosmotic process. The light energy absorbed in the pigments of photosystem 1 and passed to P700 result in the boosting of ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry
An Investigation of Photosynthetic Electron Transport of Chloroplasts from Silverbeet Leaves
m Silverbeet LeavesIntroductionPhotosynthesis is the process by which plants use the energy from sunlight to produce sugar, which cellular respiration converts into ATP, the "fuel" used by all living ... respiration converts into ATP, the "fuel" used by all living things. The conversion of unusable sunlight energy into usable chemical energy is associated with the actions of the green pigment, chloro ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology