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Photosynthesis Critical Thinking Questions Assignment
Part I: : Please answer the following:
1. Why are leaves green? Describe how this relates to photosynthesis. What is happening to the pigments inside the leaf during autumn?
2. Create a Venn diagram to compare and contrast the Light Dependent process of Photosynthesis and the Electron Transport Chain of Cellular Respiration. What are the big concepts you see repeated?
3. Compare and contrast substrate level phosphorylation, oxidative phosphorylation and photophosphorylation.
4. The typical equation for photosynthesis is:
4a. Why is this equation somewhat misleading?
5. Analyze the role that plants play in cycling CO2 through both living and non-living systems.
6. Energy is stored in biological molecules like carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids (ATP). Describe how different forms of energy are converted at least three different ways in an autotroph.