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Photosynthesis
Energy Autotrophs
Use energy from sun to make their own food
Heterotrophs Cannot make their own
food, so they eat autotrophs or other heterotrophs for food.
What is photosynthesis?
Plants take energy from the sun and store it as sugars
Equation for Photosynthesis
+ light energy
Light & Pigments Visible Spectrum
White light can be broken down into colors
Pigments Absorb certain colors of
light Reflect colors not
absorbed
Chloroplast Pigments Chlorophyll
Located in the THYLAKOID
Absorbs red and blue light and reflects green
Carotenoids
Accessory pigment for colors yellow, orange, & brown
Parts of Photosynthesis Light Reactions
Require light Occur in the THYLAKOIDTHYLAKOID
Dark Reactions Does not require light Occurs in the STROMASTROMA
Light Reactions
SunlightSunlight and WaterWater are used to make ATPATP and NADPHNADPH Sun excites electrons and
they go to a higher energy level
OXYGEN (OOXYGEN (O22)) is released
This provides fuel for the dark reactions
Dark Reactions…the Calvin Cycle Uses COCO22, ATPATP, and
NADPHNADPH to make PGALPGAL
PGAL is a building block to make glucose Carbohydrate sugar