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1 Plants in Action

2 PHOTOSYNTHESIS Autotrophic Process: Plants and plant-like organisms make their energy (glucose) from sunlight. Stored as carbohydrate in their bodies. 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight  C6H12O6 + 6O2

3 Photosynthesis-start of ecological food webs!

4 How do we know that plants make carbohydrates from just carbon dioxide water and light energy?
Experiments! For example: Jan Baptisa van Helmont (1648) planted a willow branch weighing 5 pounds into 200 pounds of soil and then after 4 years the tree weighed 169 lbs. and the soil was still nearly 200 lbs.

5 Photosynthesis 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy  C6H12O6 + 6O2
Carbon dioxide + water Enzymes glucose + oxygen sunlight absorbed by chlorophyll 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy  C6H12O6 + 6O2 As can be seen from the equation for photosynthesis, the wood, bark, and root came from water and carbon dioxide.

6 Plant leaves have many types of cells!

7 Plant Cell  Chloroplast  Stroma  Thylakoid  Chlorophyll

8 Light is a beam of photons [or a wave] than can cause electrons to move

9 Chlorophyll is at the “heart” of photosynthesis

10 How interesting!!!

11 Visible light is only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum (all forms of light).

12 The wavelength of light determines its color.

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16 Stage 1 produces ATP , NADPH, and O2

17 Stage 2 (light independent reactions)

18 Light-independent reaction
Calvin Cycle (aka Dark Reaction) Does not require light Occurs in stroma of chloroplast Requires CO2 Uses ATP and NADPH as fuel to run Makes glucose sugar from CO2 and Hydrogen

19 Oxygen and Sugar!

20 Lets tests our comprehension

21 EQUATION FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS
WATER OXYGEN 6CO2 + 6H2O + ENERGY C6H12O6 + 6O2 CARBON DIOXIDE GLUCOSE

22 PHOTOSYNTHESIS What affects photosynthesis? Light intensity:
as light increases, rate of photosynthesis increases. Why does it level off?

23 PHOTOSYNTHESIS What else affects photosynthesis? Carbon Dioxide:
As CO2 increases, rate of photosynthesis increases. Why does it level off?

24 What affects photosynthesis?
Temperature: Temperature Low = Rate of photosynthesis low Temperature Increases = Rate of photosynthesis increases If temperature too hot, rate drops

25 Check it! What are some difference between the light and dark reactions?

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