PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Define autotroph

Define heterotroph

What energy to plants use to produce complex organic molecules? Explain how respiration in plants and animals depends upon the products of photosynthesis?

What processes take place in photosynthesis?

Draw the structure of the chloroplast, what are its functions?

What is a photosynthetic pigment?

Explain the importance of photosynthetic pigments in photosynthesis

What is Photophosphorylation?

Draw and explain cyclic photophosphorylation

Draw and explain non-cyclic photophosphorylation

Explain the role of water in the light-dependent satge

Outline how the products of the light dependent stage are used in the light independent stage (CALVIN CYCLE)

Draw the Calvin Cycle

Explain the role of CO2 in the light independent stage

How are the products of the Calvin Cycle used?

What are limiting factors?

What is the effect of carbon dioxide concentration on the rate of photosynthesis?

What is the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis?

What is the effect of temperatures on the rate of photosynthesis?

Describe the effect on the rate of photosynthesis of changing the light intensity, co2 concentration and temperature?

Describe how to investigate experimentally the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis?

Describe the effect of the levels of GP, TP and RuBP by changing the CO2 concentration?

Describe the effect of the levels of GP, TP and RuBP by changing the temperature?

Describe the effect of the levels of GP, TP and RuBP by changing the light intensity?