BIOLOGY
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Author: Raven
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 8, Problem 5U
How is a reaction center pigment in a photosystem different from a pigment in the antenna complex?
a. The reaction center pigment is a chlorophyll molecule.
b. The antenna complex pigment can only reflect light.
c. The reaction center pigment loses an electron when it absorbs light energy.
d. The antenna complex pigments are not attached to proteins.
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Part A: Describe the role that stroma, thylakoids,granum, stroma lamellae, outer and inner membrane play in photosynthesis.
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Give a reason why photosystems are able to capture light energy.
Which process is most directly driven by light energy?
A. ATP synthesis
B. reduction of NADP+ molecules
C. transfer of energy from pigment to pigment
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Ch. 8.6 - Describe carbon fixation.Ch. 8.6 - Prob. 2LOCh. 8.7 - Prob. 1LOCh. 8.7 - Prob. 2LOCh. 8 - Prob. 1DACh. 8 - Prob. 2DACh. 8 - Prob. 3DACh. 8 - The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis...Ch. 8 - Which region of a chloroplast is associated with...Ch. 8 - The colors of light that are most effective for...Ch. 8 - During noncyclic photosynthesis, photosystem I...Ch. 8 - How is a reaction center pigment in a photosystem...Ch. 8 - The ATP and NADPH from the light reactions are...Ch. 8 - The carbon fixation reaction converts a. inorganic...Ch. 8 - Prob. 8UCh. 8 - Prob. 1ACh. 8 - If you could measure pH within a chloroplast,...Ch. 8 - Prob. 3ACh. 8 - If the Calvin cycle runs through six turns a. all...Ch. 8 - Prob. 5ACh. 8 - Given that the C4 pathway gets around the problems...Ch. 8 - If the thylakoid membrane became leaky to ions,...Ch. 8 - The overall process of photosynthesis a. results...Ch. 8 - Compare and contrast the fixation of carbon in C3,...Ch. 8 - Diagram the relationship between the reactants and...Ch. 8 - Do plant cells need mitochondria? Explain your...
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