Chapter 19 Photosynthesis

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key topics:

light and dark reactions

structure of chloroplast

light energy capture and electron transfer

proton gradient and ATP generation

C3 pathway

oxygenation

carbohydrate synthesis

overview

A. Light and dark reactions

light reaction

dark reaction

overall (sum of the above two equations):

B. Chloroplast structure

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C. Photoelectron transfer and ATP synthesis

key components

photosystem/reaction centers

O2 evolving complex

cytochrome bf complex

chloroplast ATP synthase

D. C3 pathway

discussion of RuBisCO

E. Oxygenation or photorespiration