PHOTOSYNTHESIS

• Photosynthesis


  A metabolic process that converts

  solar energy from the sun into

  chemical energy.
• Choroplast


  The sites of

  photosynthesis in the plant
• Thylakoids


  Stage 1 - Capturing energy from sunlight

  ➢ The light reactions
• Calvin Cycle (Stroma)


  Stage 2 - Using Energy to make food
• Light Dependent Reactions


  O2, NADPH, ATP created

  ■ No glucose created
• OXYGEN O2


  WASTE PRODUCT OF LIGHT REACTION
• CO2, ATP, & NADPH create glucose (C6H12O6)

  Light Independent Reaction (Calvin Cycle)