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? Photosynthesis Study Guide

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, represented by the equation 6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2. It occurs in chloroplasts, involving light-dependent reactions that produce ATP and oxygen, and the Calvin Cycle that synthesizes glucose. This process is vital as it produces oxygen for respiration, serves as the foundation of food chains, and helps regulate atmospheric CO₂ levels.

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? Photosynthesis Study Guide

Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose, represented by the equation 6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2. It occurs in chloroplasts, involving light-dependent reactions that produce ATP and oxygen, and the Calvin Cycle that synthesizes glucose. This process is vital as it produces oxygen for respiration, serves as the foundation of food chains, and helps regulate atmospheric CO₂ levels.

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🌿 Photosynthesis Study Guide

📌 Definition
Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants, algae, and some
bacteria convert light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.

☀️Overall Equation
6CO2+6H2O+light energy→C6H12O6+6O26CO_2 + 6H_2O + \text{light
energy} \rightarrow C_6H_{12}O_6 + 6O_26CO2+6H2O+light energy→C6
H12O6+6O2
 Reactants: Carbon dioxide (CO₂), water (H₂O), and sunlight
 Products: Glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and oxygen (O₂)

🧪 Where It Happens
 Organism: Plants, algae, and cyanobacteria
 Cell part: Chloroplasts
 Key pigment: Chlorophyll (absorbs light, mostly blue and red)

🔄 Two Main Stages


1. Light-dependent Reactions
 Location: Thylakoid membranes
 Needs: Sunlight and water
 Produces: ATP, NADPH, and oxygen (O₂)
 O₂ is a byproduct from splitting water
2. Calvin Cycle (Light-independent Reactions)
 Location: Stroma of the chloroplast
 Uses: ATP and NADPH from the light-dependent reactions + CO₂
 Produces: Glucose

🌎 Why It Matters
 Produces oxygen for animals to breathe
 Base of most food chains (plants as producers)
 Helps regulate atmospheric CO₂
🧠 Quick Tips for Remembering
 "Photo" = light, "synthesis" = putting together
 Think of chloroplasts as solar panels capturing sunlight
 Light-dependent reactions = energy capture
 Calvin Cycle = sugar making

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