OBJECTIVES

Explains the importance of

chlorophyll and other pigments;

Describes the patterns of electron

flow through light reaction events
 Light-dependent Reactions
Capture energy from the sunlight
Thylakoids
H20 and sunlight
Photosystem II and Electron Transport
1. Energy absorbed from sunlight
Electron transport chain- series of proteins in
the membrane of the thylakoid
2. Water molecules split
Oxygen is released as waste
3. Hydrogen ions transported
Concentration gradient
 Photosystem I and Energy-carrying
molecules
4. Energy absorbed from sunlight
5. NADPH produced
6. Hydrogen ion diffusion
Chemiosmotic gradient- the difference in H+
concentration
6. ATP Produced