Bio 150 Mallory Final Exam Questions & Answers!

Leghemoglobins - ANSWER Facilitate the diffusion of oxygen Molecular Processes within Photosynthesis - ANSWER Capture of photon energy, redox reactions, photophosphorylation, Reduction Light Reactions - ANSWER Chlorophyl absorbs light which creates a proton gradient that makes ATP and reduces NADP to NADPH Dark Reactions - ANSWER Thermochemical reactions catalyzed via enzymes Meristematic Cells - ANSWER Give rise to proplastids like: leucoplats, chromoplasts, chloroplasts Leucoplasts - ANSWER Amyloplasts, aleouplasts, elaioplasts Chromoplasts - ANSWER Synthesis and storage of cartenoid pigments Pyrenoids - ANSWER Carbon Concentrating Centers for CO2 reduction Caretonoids - ANSWER Carotenes and xanthophylls Absorbtion Spectra - ANSWER Amount of light absorbed vs. wavelength (doesn't tell if pigment involved in photosynthesis) Action Spectra - ANSWER O2 released vs. wavelength Induced resonance - ANSWER Vibrational e- excitation is passed from chlorophyll molecule to chlorophyll molecule Non-cyclic Photosynthetic Electron Flow - ANSWER Does not return electron to its source, generating NADPH an extra ATP Cyclic Photosynthetic Electron Flow - ANSWER Flow back generating NADPH Oxygen Evolving Complex - ANSWER catalyzes the oxidation of water into dioxygen, protons and electrons Chemiosmosis - ANSWER How a chloroplast proton gradients makes ATP