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Understanding Photosynthesis and ATP

This document discusses photosynthesis and cellular respiration. It explains that: 1) Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen. This provides energy-rich compounds for plants and releases oxygen. 2) Cellular respiration uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and energy in the form of ATP. 3) Both processes are essential for the carbon cycle that supports life on Earth, but human carbon dioxide emissions now exceed what plants can absorb, disrupting the cycle.

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Understanding Photosynthesis and ATP

This document discusses photosynthesis and cellular respiration. It explains that: 1) Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to produce glucose and oxygen. This provides energy-rich compounds for plants and releases oxygen. 2) Cellular respiration uses glucose and oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and energy in the form of ATP. 3) Both processes are essential for the carbon cycle that supports life on Earth, but human carbon dioxide emissions now exceed what plants can absorb, disrupting the cycle.

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CHAPTER 6: 1.1.A: Origin 6.

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of the Universe and the
BIOENERGETICS Solar System
Photosynthesis
1
AT THE END OF THIS SECTION, STUDENTS ARE
EXPECTED TO EXPLAIN
•How plants use light energy
to combine carbon dioxide
and water to produce
energy-rich compounds
2
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
•The chemical process that combines carbon dioxide
and water, with the aid of sunlight, to produce
glucose and oxygen

3
CELLULAR RESPIRATION

•Yields carbon
dioxide which is
needed by
photosynthesizing
organisms

4
ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE (ATP)

•An organic
molecule which is
the main energy
source for cellular
metabolism
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•Both processes show how carbon dioxide is
produced, used, and produced again
•A serious disruption of this cycle has significant
impacts on Earth’s ecosystem
•Our planet is now releasing CO2 in record quantity
that is more than what plants and forests can
absorb
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THOUGHTS TO PONDER
•As per data, the
Philippines is not a
significant contributor in
the global carbon
emissions. Do you think, as
a third world country, we
should still decrease our
carbon emissions?

8
PHASES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS

INPUT: Solar energy from the sun, H2O, ADP, and NADP+

Light-trapping phase
OUTPUT: O2, ATP, and energized electron carriers such
as NADPH

INPUT: CO2, ATP and electron carriers, produced by the


first phase (NADPH), and H2O
Carbon-fixing phase
OUTPUT: Glucose, ADP, and NADP+

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LIGHT-TRAPPING PHASE
•The first phase of
photosynthesis, also called
light-dependent reactions or
energy-trapping reactions
•Driven by light energy, takes
place only when light is
available
•End products are oxygen,
ATP, and energized electron
carriers

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LIGHT-TRAPPING PHASE
ADP
ATP
NADP+ Light-dependent
reactions
NADPH
H2O
O2
Energy (light)

11
CARBON-FIXING PHASE
•The stage when cells take inorganic carbon from carbon
dioxide and combine it with organic molecules
•Attended by many chemical reactions called the light-
independent reactions, also called the Calvin-Benson cycle
•Takes place day and night because they do not require
the presence of light; the energy they need are already
available to them in the form of ATP and electron carriers,
by-products of the light-trapping phase of photosynthesis
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CARBON-FIXING PHASE
•Essentially, what it does is produce carbon
compounds and enrich them with energy that
comes from ATP and electron carriers
•This carbon is either stored in plant parts, such
as, rice, wheat, oats, potatoes or they are used
to build cell walls, leaves, stem, and other plant
tissue
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LIGHT-TRAPPING PHASE
ATP
ADP
NADPH Light-independent
reactions
NADP+
H2O
Glucose
CO2

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REVIEW

•Can you describe how plants use


light energy to combine carbon
dioxide and water to produce
energy-rich compounds?

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NEXT TOPIC:
ENERGY
PATHWAYS

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