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Does the energy stored in mitochondria make ATP in light reactions?
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∙ 12y ago
The term "light reaction" does not really apply when speaking of mitochondria. Mitochondria are like furnaces. You put the wood in, light it, and it gives off heat. You put glucose into the mitochondria and the membranes facilitate the breakdown of that glucose to release the energy that was trapped in the carbon bonds. That energy is now stored as ATP.
Mitochondria do not store energy, just as a furnace doesn't store heat. They process the fuel (glucose) to release energy--day or night.
"Light reaction" is more aptly applied to photosynthesis, which does depend on light energy for the first part of the reaction.
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∙ 12y ago
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Where is the energy from light stored after light reactions?
It Bounces of Back To The Sun
What reactions convert light energy to chemical energy?
The light dependent reactions take in the light energy and convert that to chemical energy, but it is in the Calvin cycle (light independent reactions) where the chemical energy is stored in a complex sugar.
What is converted in both the mitochondria and the chloroplasts?
Energy is converted in them.In mitochondria chemical energy is kept as chemical enery but carrier changed.In chloroplast light energy stored as chemical energy.
What is the primary purpose of the light-dependent portion of the energy synthesis pathway in plants?
The primary purpose of the light dependent portion of photosynthesis is to convert light energy into chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH, which will then be used in the light independent reactions.
The energy sources needed for the light reactions and the carbon reactions respectively are?
sources for light reactions: solar energy (sunlight) and water
Where is the energy from light stored after light reactions?
It Bounces of Back To The Sun
What reactions convert light energy to chemical energy?
The light dependent reactions take in the light energy and convert that to chemical energy, but it is in the Calvin cycle (light independent reactions) where the chemical energy is stored in a complex sugar.
What happen in the light independent reactions?
Light is absorbed where it is converted into energy via the light reactions. It is then transfered to the Calvin Cycle, where it is used to make stored energy, and the used ATP (energy) units are recycled to the light reactions and the process repeats.
What is converted in both the mitochondria and the chloroplasts?
Energy is converted in them.In mitochondria chemical energy is kept as chemical enery but carrier changed.In chloroplast light energy stored as chemical energy.
What happens in the light reaction?
Light is absorbed where it is converted into energy via the light reactions. It is then transfered to the Calvin Cycle, where it is used to make stored energy, and the used ATP (energy) units are recycled to the light reactions and the process repeats.
How do light reactions provide energy for dark reactions?
In photosynthesis, the light reactions converts the sunlight int chemical energy (ATP molecules, NADH+H). Dark reactions (light independent reactions) do not use sunlight directly, but use energy stored in ATP and NADH molecules combined with CO2 to produce sugars.
How do the light provide energy for the dark reactions?
In photosynthesis, the light reactions converts the sunlight int chemical energy (ATP molecules, NADH+H). Dark reactions (light independent reactions) do not use sunlight directly, but use energy stored in ATP and NADH molecules combined with CO2 to produce sugars.
How do the light reactions provide for the dark reactions?
In photosynthesis, the light reactions converts the sunlight int chemical energy (ATP molecules, NADH+H). Dark reactions (light independent reactions) do not use sunlight directly, but use energy stored in ATP and NADH molecules combined with CO2 to produce sugars.
Can light provide activation energy?
Yes. Light can provide activation energy. In fact some chemicals must be stored in the dark to prevent unwanted reactions.
How do the light reactions and dark reactions work together?
The light reactions provide energy carriers for the dark reactions.
What powers the ATP synthase enzyme in the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis?
Photosynthesis is the process that plants convert solar energy into the energy stored in chemical bonds. This consists of two reactions, light dependent and light independent.
Where is the energy stored in a flashlight?
Energy is stored in the battery in a flashlight. When switched off, the energy is chemical potential energy. When you switch on, chemical reactions occur, the chemical energy is changed to electrical energy in the circuit, and then electrical energy is changed to light energy in the bulb.
