More photosynthesis

Cards (7)

  • Step 1-Light Dependent

    CO2 and H2O enter the leaf
  • Step 2- Light Dependent

    Light hits the pigment in the membrane of a thylakoid, splitting the H2O into O2
  • Step 3- Light Dependent
    The electrons move down to enzymes
  • Step 4-Light Dependent

    Sunlight hits the second pigment molecule allowing the enzymes to convert ADP to ATP and NADP+ gets converted to NADPH
  • Step 5-Light independent

    The ATP and NADPH is used by the calvin cycle as a power source for converting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into simple sugar glucose.
  • Step 6-Light independent

    The calvin cycle converts 3CO2 molecules from the atmosphere to glucose
  • calvin cycle

    The second of two major stages in photosynthesis (following the light reactions), involving atmospheric CO2 fixation and reduction of the fixed carbon into carbohydrate.