BI 101

BI 101 Key Concepts for Photosynthesis (Ch 5) and (part of) Respiration (Ch 6) Fall 2008

Know the examples given for the importance of photosynthesis.

Define and give an example of a specific metabolic pathway.

The z-scheme is a model that explains what metabolic pathway?

What are the predominate wavelengths (i.e. colors) of light that are captured and converted to chemical bond energy (ATP) during photosynthesis?

Give an example of a heterotrophic plant.

Prepare multiple responses (some of which simply refer to different levels of specificity) to each of the following bulleted questions.

What metabolic process consumes CO₂ [can you list 4 processes by name, each referring to the same event]
What metabolic process produces O₂[can you list 3 processes by name, each referring to the same event]?
What metabolic process (covered to date) produces or supply electrons to electron carriers in respiration?
In what metabolic process is ATP produced during photosynthesis [2 processes by name; both refer to same event]; during respiration [1 process covered to date]?

What are the respiratory gases?

Key Terms:

Joseph Priestly

van Helmont

Melvin Calvin

autotrophic

heterotrophic

mitochondria

chloroplast

chlorophyll

carbon fixation

metabolism

electron transfer chain

electron carriers

NADH

photolysis

photosystem

glycolysis

Calvin-Benson cycle

C₃ cycle

light dependent reactions

light independent reactions

cellular respiration

chemoautotrophs

photosynthesis

photoautotroph

pyruvate

ATP

adenosine triphosphate

glucose

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