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Photosynthesis

This category is for questions about the chemical process in which autotrophic organisms use sunlight, carbon dioxide and water to make glucose, water and oxygen. This process is vital to life and is of great importance in biology.

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Why does photosynthesis not continue during the night like cellular respiration does?

plants respire during the day as well

the rate of respiration is lower than the rate of photosynthesis in the day

What do plants use during photosynthesis?

Photosynthesis is the process in which plants changes energy from the sun into chemical energy. That being said, photons from the sun are absorbed in the plants chloroplasts. These photons excite electrons that are present in the interior of the chloroplast. Electrons are located inside complexes known as photosystems, which are located in the membrane of thylakoids. Thylakoids are flattened sacs that are stacked together within the chloroplasts to form granum. When these electrons are excited they are passed on from Photosystem II to Photosystem I in a complex process that allows H+ ions to cross into the thylakoid. As the electrons are used up at each Photosystem they have to be replaced. This is where water comes in. Water gets "Split" apart and the electrons from water are donated to the Photosystem. So during photosynthesis plants use sunlight, water (to replace electrons), and NADP+ (this is an electron carrier that carries electrons to different cycles).

What does the flower do during photosynthesis?

Flowers are using for sexual reproduction. They are doing reproduction.

Which photosystem is used first in photosynthesis?

Photosystem 2 happens in photosynthesis before photosystem 1. However they are numbered in order of how they were discovered. Photosystem 1 was discovered before photosystem 2. In photosynthesis the order of them is 2 then 1.

meaning that photosystem 1 was discovered 1st but photosystem 2 happens 1st in photosynthesis

Is cellular respiration part of the carbon cycle?

Producers and consumers break down carbohydrates release CO2 into the air

How can the carbon dioxide in the athmosphere be reduced?

The carbon cycle moves carbon in and out of the atmosphere in a natural process, so it would not be possible to prevent this. We can prevent CO2 from entering the atmosphere through our activities by stopping the burning of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), which we do in industry, transport and to generate electricity. To do this we need to switch completely to renewable energy. There are also trials happening to capture the carbon dioxide as it is released from the fossil fuel combustion, but none are successful yet on any large scale.

What is the main pigment called in plants?

The main pigment of the skin is melanin, it is what makes your skin light or dark whether it be your ethnicity or even the amount of exposure you get from the sun.

How plants use the sun to photosynthesis?

Plants use the energy of the sun to split water (H2O) into Hydrogen and oxygen atoms, the oxygen is then released into the air as a waste product, while the hydrogen is used to make 2 special compounds called ATP and NADPH. hydrogen atoms from NADPH are then combined with carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air to produce glucose

Engery released from the cellular respiration of glucose?

During cellular respiration, glucose is broken down into energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) through a series of chemical reactions. The energy released from the breakdown of glucose is used by the cell to perform various functions such as muscle contraction, active transport, and biochemical reactions. It is a vital process that provides the necessary energy for cellular activities to occur.

What are the two products of photosynthesis?

Glucose (C6H12O6) and oxygen (O2) are the final products of photsynthesis, as can be seen by the equation:

6CO2 + 12H2O + light energy --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O

Plants use up the carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere (that plants and animals exhale when they breathe, or produced by poluting humans) and they produce oxygen, which is required for respiration, and glucose, a vital energy source for plants and animals.

How does photosynthesis connect sunlight to the energy needs of plants and animals?

During photosynthesis, the molecules of chlorophyll in plants take in or absorb energy in the form of light from the sun. In relation to animals, the energy taken from the sun divides the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen. Oxygen is then given off for the animals to breathe.

What is the dark reaction of photosynthesis?

There are three main phases of the light-independent reactions: fixation, reduction, regeneration of RuBP.

  1. During fixation, RuBisCO (ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxidase) fixates a carbon to RuBP (ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate) to make 3-phosphoglycerate. There are three RuBP's and each one makes two 3-phosphoglycerates. Ergo, there are six 3-phosphoglycerates.
  2. During the reduction phase, 6 ATP and 6 NADPH are used to reduce the 3-phosphoglycerate to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P). The ATP goes first and converts the 3-phosphoglycerate into 3-bisphosphoglycerate. Next, the NADPH reduces the 3-bisphosphoglycerate and converts it into G3P. An inorganic phosphate comes off and NADP+ and ADP are released back to the light reactions. There are 6 G3P molecules and one will be used to make the six carbon sugar, glucose.
  3. During regeneration, 3 ATP are used to convert the G3P back into 3 RuBP's through a series of reactions. This will restart the cycle.

Two turns of the cycle will produce the six-carbon sugar product.

Why is temperature important for photosynthesis?

temperature effects the rate at which photosynthesis works. e.g. if it is hot then the rate will increase, cold temperature will result in a less productive plant.

NOTE: The ideal temperatures vary from plant to plant.

Why are thylakoids green?

Well thylakoids organize chloraphyll and other pigments within the membrane of the thylakoid. Chloraphyll is a green pigment so that affects the pigment of the thylakoid.

I hope that helps .

Does Venus flytrap use photosynthesis?

Venus flytraps get their energy from sugars produced by photosynthesis within their leaves.

They eat insects as a source of nutrients, particularly nitrogen, because the soils where they live are lacking in this nutrient.

Where do apple's raw materials come from?

This question depends on the way you look at it. Some people say apples come from apple trees. Others say that apples grow from the ground. Both statements are correct. All fruits are grown from the ground, whether they are off of a vine, a tree, or a plant. Technically they are from the ground because the seed is planted in the ground and without soil the fruit would not be able to grow.

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How do you prove photosynthesis produces oxygen?

To test for chlorophyll:


1- We will take a variegated leaf and detach it

2- then we will detach the leaf and draw the same leaf on the paper to see the change.

3- then we will test for starch

4- Only the green places with chlorophyll will turn black blue in color the places without chlorophyll will become brown in color.

What stage does water split into hydrogen and oxygen in photosynthesis?

at the stage of hydrolysis where the water is split into h2 and o .the oxygen gets liberated and hydrogen joins the NADP to form NADPH2.This NADPH2 is utilized for Calvin's cycle

How does the air released during photosynthesis affect humans?

Photosynthesis affects humans because it gives us air and helps us breathe. If there were no photosynthesis plants wouldn't grow and that wouldn't only mess up our ecosystem we would all die because we have no air. And then there would be no use for the sun.

Without photosynthesis we would not all just be old and hungry we would be dead.

How does photosynthesis affect the carbon dioxide balance of the atmosphere?

One of the key elements in photosynthesis, is carbon dioxide. As we need food, so do plants. Plants do this by taking neutriance water, the suns energy and carbon dioxide to create a substance called glucose. This reduces the amount of carbon in the air, and in the process releases oxygen for us to breathe.

Who else uses photosynthesis besides plants?

Photosynthesis also occurs in some types of algae, bacteria, and protists. These organisms have chlorophyll or similar pigments that enable them to convert sunlight into energy through the process of photosynthesis.