How do plants do photosynthesis?
1 Know the formula that summarizes photosynthesis. 2 Understand the nature of light and the relationships between wavelength, color and energy. 3 Explain what a pigment is. Know the roles of the various photosynthetic pigments. Interpret absorption spectra. 4 Know the structure and function of the internal parts of a leaf. Explain how the arrangement of the structures relates to photosynthesis. Know the internal structure and function of a chloroplast (grana, stroma and thylakoid membrane). 5 Understand the process of photosynthesis. Know what a photosystem is. Explain how the non-cyclic pathway of photosynthesis is a two step process. Describe what happens in the light dependent reactions and where these occur. Know what photolysis is. Describe what happens in the light independent reactions and where these occur. Know the roles of water, ATP, NADP+, NADPH, CO2 and O2 in photosynthesis. Define carbon fixation. Understand the role of the Calvin-Benson (C3) Cycle. 6 Be familiar with the
