SHS STEM - BIOLOGY 1

Quarter 2 – Module 3
Patterns of Electron Flow
through Light Reaction Events

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General Biology 1 – Grade 11
Quarter 2 – Module 3: PATTERNS OF ELECTRON FLOW THROUGH LIGHT
REACTION EVENTS

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“Describe the patterns of electron flow through light
reaction events.”
STEM_BIO11/12-IIa-j-4
PATTERN OF ELECTRON FLOW THROUGH LIGHT
REACTION EVENTS

As we are currently facing this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, education

has encountered another obstacle towards effective delivery. Education is a basic
human right and need, therefore must continue above all challenges. The Department
of Education dedicated its time in looking for ways on how education can be sustained
so that the students’ learning is not compromised.
This module was created to reinforce learning even outside the four corners of
the classroom. It is based on the Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs) as
stipulated by DepEd.
It is expected that you must accomplish this module within the allotted
timeframe and submit it to your teacher. Along the way, you will be tasked to
accomplish the ff.: Pre-Test, Practice Tasks, Assignment, and Post-Test. You must be
able to successfully accomplish them all to move to the next module.

Orient the students, their parents, or those who will help the learner, about how
to properly utilize this module. Inform them of the important dates to make sure of
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honestly. Take good care of this module; answer on a separate sheet of paper, avoid
crumpling the module, and do not tear it.

OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Describe how the electron transport chain proceeds in the light reaction, and
2. Successfully accomplish all the learning tasks.

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Instruction: Read each item carefully. Select the letter of the correct answer and write
it on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What do you call the first stage of Photosynthesis?

a. Electron Transport Chain
b. Calvin Cycle
c. Light reactions
d. Redox
2. What does the acronym ATP stand for?
a. Adenine Triphosphate
b. Adenosine Triphosphate
c. Adenine Triphospholipid
d. Adenosine Triphospholipid
3. All of the following are products/byproduct of the first stage of photosynthesis
except:
a. ATP b. Glucose c. O2 d. NADPH
4. Which process is involved when converting NADP → NADPH
+

a. Hydrogenization c. Oxidation
b. Translation d. Reduction
5. Which form of energy is used to split water at the start of photosynthesis?
a. Chemical c. Nuclear
b. Electrical d. Light

Instruction: Write TRUE if the statement is correct, and FALSE if otherwise.

__________ 1. “Light reactions” are the first stage of plant photosynthesis.

__________ 2. Electron is the subatomic particle most active during the ‘light
reaction’ stage.
__________ 3. The energy from the sun is not required to split the water molecules.

__________ 4. Oxygen is a byproduct of the ‘light reactions’ stage.

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__________ 5. Carbon dioxide is required during the “Light reactions” stage.
__________ 6. There is only one photosystem involved in ‘light reactions’.

__________ 7. NADP is the reduced form of NADPH.

__________ 8. ATP is considered as the currency of the cell.
__________ 9. All organisms can conduct photosynthesis.

__________ 10. Chloroplast is the generally considered site of photosynthesis.

Instruction: Accomplish the crossword puzzle.

Compound

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Instruction: Analyze the illustration below and answer the guide questions that follow.

Guide Questions:
1. During the light reaction, what were
the reactants?
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2. What were the products and
byproduct/s?
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3. Would it still be possible for the
reaction to proceed in the absence of
sunlight? Why or why not?
______________________________
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Reece, et.al., Campbell Biology, 189.
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Instruction: Describe/interpret each significant stage (Numbered from 1 to 8) that

occur during the light reaction.

Reece, et.al., Campbell Biology, 195.

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The light reactions are the steps of photosynthesis that convert solar energy to
chemical energy. Water is split, providing a source of electrons and protons (hydrogen
ions, H+) and giving off O2 as a by-product.

The light reactions use solar energy to reduce NADP+ to NADPH by adding a
pair of electrons along with an H+. The light reactions also generate ATP, using
chemiosmosis to power the addition of a phosphate group to ADP, a process called
photophosphorylation. Chlorophyll molecules excited by the absorption of light energy
produce very different results in an intact chloroplast than they do in isolation. There
are two photosystems involved and light strikes PS II first. Energy travels through
intermolecular mode

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Instruction: Sequence the flow of electron (e-) from start to finish during light
reactions.

From the acceptors, electrons are

transferred to more stable carriers
1st Step: ____ A
such as Pq, Pc, and quinones, before
transferring to cytochrome complex.

In LR II, Electrons from water are

2nd Step: ____ harvested through catalysis and then
B
sent to special pigment P680 for
transfer to the primary e- acceptor.

If an enzyme and NADP+ are present,

3rd Step: ____ the e- from ferredoxin are transferred
C to NADP+, converting it to NADPH,
since a H atom is picked up.

In LR I, P700 recovers e- from Pc, the

4th Step: ____ D
sends them to the primary acceptor.
The primary acceptor then transfers
the e- to two ferredoxin molecules.

Instruction: Write a simple informal essay of your understanding of the picture below.
A rubric will be provided in evaluating your response.

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 Reece, et.al., Campbell Biology, 195.

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RUBRIC:

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organized. organized. organized.
organized.
So many
Virtually no Few spelling A number of spelling,
spelling, and spelling, punctuation,
Grammar,
punctuation, punctuation punctuation, and
Usage, and
or errors, minor and grammatical
Mechanics
grammatical grammatical grammatical error that it
error. error. error. interferes with
the meaning.

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1. What does the acronym ATP stand for?
a. Adenine Triphospholipid c. Adenine Triphosphate
b. Adenosine Triphosphate d. Adenosine Triphospholipid
2. What do you call the green pigment which serves as pathway for the energy to
reach the reaction center?
a. Chlorophyll b. Chloroplast c. Stroma d. Thylakoid
3. How many photosystems are involved during the transport of electrons?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
4. What is the initial source of electrons at the start of the electron flow?
a. Oxygen c. Carbon dioxide
b. Photon d. Water
5. What do you call the process of adding a Hydrogen atom to NADP+ to form
NADPH?
a. Oxidation c. Reduction
b. Hydrogenization d. Photolysis
6. Is it possible for the first stage of photosynthesis to proceed in the absence of
the sun?
a. Yes, because it is a light-independent reaction.
b. No, because it is a light-dependent reaction.
c. Possibly, depending on the availability of the raw materials.
d. None of the above
7. During the Light reactions, which comes first?
a. Light Reaction I c. They occur at the same time
b. Light Reaction II d. None of the above
8. ATP is released after Light reaction II.
a. Correct b. Incorrect
9. NADPH is formed after Light Reaction I.
a. Correct b. Incorrect
10. In which stage of Light Reaction is Oxygen released?
a. Light Reaction I b. Light Reaction II d. At the end of both

1. What is the relationship between the Light Reactions and the Calvin Cycle?
2. Will the other be able to proceed in the absence of the other? Why or why not?
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 3. Read on the Calvin Cycle.

Online Journals/Websites

Britannica.com

Title: The pathway of electrons

Link: https://www.britannica.com/science/photosynthesis/The-pathway-of-electrons

ScienceDirect.com

Title: Light-Dependent Reactions

Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/light-
dependent-reactions

NCBI.com

Title: The Light Reactions of Photosynthesis

Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK21191/

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Pre-Test Post-Test Explain (suggested answers)

1. C 1. B 6. B 1. Light strikes the chlorophyll.

2. B 2. A 7. B 2. Electrons are sent to the primary electron
3. B 3. B 8. A acceptor.
4. D 4. D 9. A 3. Electrons from water are harvested and
5. D 5. C 10. B sent to an ‘excited’ special pigment P680.
4. Electrons travel through several carriers
Elicit
and complexes before entering LR I.
1. True 6. False 5. ATP is released.
2. True 7. False 6. Light initiates LR II. Energy travels though
3. False 8. True the chlorophyll, the P700, then towards the
4. True 9. False primary electron acceptor.
5. False 10. True 7. Electrons are carried by ferredoxin

Engage molecules.
8. Reduction of NADP+ into NADPH.
1. Light
2. Adenosine Practice Task 1

3. Chlorophyll 1. B
4. Oxygen 2. A
5. Green 3. D
6. NADPH 4. C
7. Electron
Practice Task 2
8. Water
9. Photon *Use the rubric in evaluating the learner’s
response.
Explore

1. Light, Water, ADP, NADP (may add; Catalyst)

2. ATP, NADPH, Oxygen
3. NO, because it is a light-dependent
Reaction

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ATP – Adenosine Triphosphate; organic compound that provides energy in driving
cellular activities.
Catalysis – acceleration of chemical process.

Catalyst – any compound that accelerates the chemical process.

Chlorophyll – the green pigment responsible in photosynthesis.
Cytochrome complex – enzyme found in the thylakoid; facilitates the transfer of
electrons from plastoquinone to plastocyanin.
Electron – negatively charged subatomic particle; drives the entirety of the Light
Reactions.

Ferredoxin – iron-sulfur protein that mediate electron transfer in Light Reaction II.
Light Reactions (I and II) – first stage of photosynthesis that is light-dependent.
NADP+/NADPH – Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; cofactor used in
anabolic reactions, produced during light reaction II and are used in the Calvin cycle.
Oxidation – loss of electrons; removal of a Hydrogen ion.
P680/P700 – special pigment utilized during light reactions I and II.

Photon – packet of energy, considered as the particles of light.

Photosynthesis – process of transforming light energy into chemical energy.
Photosystem – functional and structural units of protein complexes involved in
photosynthesis.
Plastocyanin (Pc) – copper-containing protein that plays a role in electron transport
during photosynthesis.
Plastoquinone (Pq) – isoprenoid quinone molecule involved in the light-reactions
stage of photosynthesis.
Primary Acceptor – electron acceptors during light reactions.

Quinones – organic compound; helps as a carrier of electron during light reactions.

Reduction – gain of electron, addition of a Hydrogen ion.

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Cover Page: Reece, et.al., Campbell Biology, 189.

Book:

Reece, J., et.al., Campbell Biology. California: Pearson Education Inc., 2014.

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