NADPH Light Independent: Reactants: CO2, RuBP Products: G3P, O2

water

Two electrons and two hydrogen combine with one oxygen to make water. The electrons are coming down the electron transport chain, the hydrogen is that being pumped into through the protein complexes of that chain, gathered together to go down their concentration gradient through the ATP synthase. The Oxygen, a great electron hog pulls the electrons down the chain and also picks up hydrogen as it comes through the synthase. Oxygen is the final electron acceptor.

The main purpose of the electron transport chain is to build up a surplus of hydrogen ions (protons) in the intermembrane space so that there will be a concentration gradient compared to the matrix of the mitochondria.

Light intensity temperature carbon dioxide concentration

Light absorbing molecules are called pigments. eg. Chlorophyll, carotene

Thylakoid membrane

light reaction - thylakoid membrane calvin cycle - chloroplast

C6H12 + 6O2 = 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy

-Glycolysis: glucose and ATP; pyruvic acid, ATP, NADH -Krebs cycle: pyruvic acid; ATP, NADH, FADH2, CO2 -electron transport chain: High energy electrons ; ATP, H20 -Fermentation: Pyruvic acid, NADH; ATP, Lactic Acid, NAD+

The phosphate groups give ATP its energy. In your cells there is always a pool of two molecules. There is a pool of ATP, the triphosphate. The \"T\" stands for those three phosphate groups. There is also a pool of ADP, the \"D\" stands for \"di,\" or two phosphate groups. ATP can be broken down to ADP if a water molecule is inserted between the last two phosphates. This is hydrolysis. A water molecule is used to break a chemical bond, releasing energy. When ATP is converted to ADP, it is an exergonic reaction, and a phosphate is released at the same time. This ADP can be converted back to ATP, by adding a phosphate and storing energy in that chemical bond, through dehydration synthesis, where water is released. As ATP is used to power cellular work, ADP is produced, and then it is \"recharged\" with more energy, regenerating ATP.

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