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Photosynthesis
photosynthesizing organisms can appear in exams instead of plants :
Algae, englena cyanobactena
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basics

photoautotrophs synthesise their own organic matter from inorganic molecules through photosynthesis
↳ which is transduces
requires energy from sunlight to electrical
energy then to chemical energy in glucose
6 CO2 + 6H20 -
>
C6H1286 + 602

why are leaves green ?

photosynthetic pigments eg Chlorophyll are found on the Thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts
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Chlorophyl reflects green light so appears green
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photosynthetic pigments
Chlorophyl
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a

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Chlorophyll b

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carotenes and Xanthophyl
Ry values whole
thing
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distance moved by pigment
distance moved by solvent front
↳ one colow


Absorption Spectrum

-graph showing how much light of different wavelengths is absorbed by a
pigment
Chlorophyll absorbs light in blue and red regions not
green
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carotenes + Xanthophyl absorb in blue-green regions



Action spectrum

-graph showing rate of photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light

,Photosystems
photosynthetic pigments-chlorophyll a and b

carotenes

Xanthophylls
photosystem-arrangement of photosynthetic pigments within Thylakoid membrane


primary pigments >
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2 forms of Chlorophyl A
antennae -

other forms of Chlorophyla b and carotenoids
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LIGHT




i
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anged int
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an




(contains primary Pigment)


Light harvesting by photosystems
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light energy is absorbed

antenna pigments molecules pass light energy to primary pigment in reaction centre
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Primary pigment (Chlorophyla) contains a pair of electrons
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light energy exites electron pair which are emitted from reaction centre

light energy -
> elechical
energy

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