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Photosynthesis BIO 101 Assignment Name _________________________ 1
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Photosynthesis BIO 101 Assignment
Name _________________________
1. Define photosynthesis. Write the equation for photosynthesis.
2. What type of nutrition is photosynthesis? How does this compare to the nutrition found in animals?
3. Summarize the light-dependent reaction of photosynthesis.
4. Summarize the light-independent reaction of photosynthesis.
5. Explain the absorption spectrum. Explain the action spectrum.
6. Explain how ATP is synthesized in photosynthesis.
7. Explain what happens in the first step of the Calvin Cycle. What is meant by the term “fixed”?
8. Glyceraldehyde -3 phosphate is formed in the Calvin Cycle. Twelve molecules of
Glyceraldehyde -3 phosphate are formed but they can take different paths in the cycle depending on what products are formed and how they are used. Explain these pathways and the possible products of each.
9. How does the specialized type of photosynthesis, C4 metabolism, enable plants to adapt to environmental conditions? (Specify the conditions)
10. What is Krantz Anatomy?
