STAGES

• WHAT ARE THE MAIN STAGES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

  1. Capturing light energy
  2. Light-dependent reaction
  3. Light independent reaction
• WHAT CARRIES OUT CAPTURING LIGHT ENERGY STAGE?

  chloroplast pigments
• EXAMPLE OF A CHLOROPLAST PIGMENT?

  chlorophyll
• GENERAL SUMMARY OF LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION?

  • light energy conserved in chemical bonds
  • electron flow created
  • water splits into protons, electrons and oxygen
• WHAT IS THE NAME FOR WHEN WATER SPLITS INTO PROTONS, ELECTRONS AND OXYGEN?

  photolysis
• PRODUCTS OF LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTION?

  reduced NADP, ATP, oxygen
• GENERAL SUMMARY OF LIGHT-INDEPENDENT REACTION?

  • protons (H+ ions) are used
• PRODUCTS OF LIGHT-INDEPENDENT REACTION?

  sugar and other organic molecules
• WHERE DOES THE LIGHT-DEPENDENT STAGE OCCUR?

  thylakoid
• WHERE DOES THE LIGHT-INDEPENDENT STAGE OCCUR?

  stroma