Energy for Biochemical Processes

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  • Biochemical Processes in Plants
    • Autotroph + heterotroph cells respire w/ oxygen, from photosynthesis
    • Only photoautotrophs are photosynthetic
    • Day (Spring/Summer, temperate climates); Photosynthesis rate > Respiration rate, CO_2 diffuses in and O_2 out and Night; Only respiration, CO_2 diffuses out and O2 in
    • Dawn + dusk (low light); Photosynthesis rate = Respiration rate so no net diffusion of O_2 and CO_2 (compensation point)
    • O_2 made by photosynthesis in chloroplasts diffuses out, into mitochondria, for respiration or diffuses into leaf air spaces to be stored for diffusion
    • CO_2 made by respiration in mitochondria diffuses out into chloroplasts, for photosynthesis or diffuses into leaf air spaces to be stored for diffusion