light strikes photosystem 2, exciting the electrons. The electron come from a water molecule that has been split into hydrogen and oxygen. That is the first reactant (water), and Oxygen gas is given off as the first product. The excited electrons then travel down a short electron transport chain, and while doing so they pump H+ molecules (hydrogen molecules) into the inner thylakoid space across the thylakoid membrane from the stroma. The electrons are then passed, at the end of the transport chain, to photosystem 1, where they are re-excited by light. The electrons are passed down another short electron transport chain, which pumps a few more H+ into the thylakoid space, then the electrons get passed to a molecule of NADP+, which is reduced to NADPH. NADPH is a product, NADP+ a reactant. The H+ in the thylakoid then diffuse back into the stroma through a molecule of ATP Synthase that is a channel through the memebrane of the thylakoid. As they pass through the ATP synthase, the H+ make the ATP Synthase go into it's active conformation so it is able to turn ADP into ATP. ADP is a reactant, ATP is a product. To sum it all up, H20, NADP+, and ADP are reactants, and oxygen, NADPH, and ATP are products
Photosynthesis generates ATP during the light-dependent reactions (photophosphorylation) and NADPH during the light-dependent reactions (photolysis of water and reduction of NADP+ to NADPH).
Water molecule is split during the light reactions of photosynthesis to release oxygen.
The two reactions which occur during photosynthesis are light reaction and dark reaction. Light reaction takes place only in the presence of light. Dark reaction can occur with or without light.
These stages are called the light reactions and the dark reactions. The light reactions take place in the presence of of light. The dark reactions do not require direct light, however dark reactions in most plants occur during the day.
The light absorbed by chlorophyll initiates the light reactions of photosynthesis. Chlorophyll molecules in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts absorb light energy and convert it into chemical energy, which is used to drive the conversion of water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbohydrates during photosynthesis.
These stages are called the light reactions and the dark reactions. The light reactions take place in the presence of of light. The dark reactions do not require direct light, however dark reactions in most plants occur during the day.
ATP and NADPH
Photosynthesis generates ATP during the light-dependent reactions (photophosphorylation) and NADPH during the light-dependent reactions (photolysis of water and reduction of NADP+ to NADPH).
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Water molecule is split during the light reactions of photosynthesis to release oxygen.
ATP and NADPH
The two reactions which occur during photosynthesis are light reaction and dark reaction. Light reaction takes place only in the presence of light. Dark reaction can occur with or without light.
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The conversion of light energy into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH occurs during the light reactions of photosynthesis.
These stages are called the light reactions and the dark reactions. The light reactions take place in the presence of of light. The dark reactions do not require direct light, however dark reactions in most plants occur during the day.
ATP and NADPH
ATP and NADPH