Photosynthesis Song!

6.11 The
Mechanism of
Photosynthesis
Text Book page 133
Watch chloroplast in 3D!
Watch chloroplast in 2D!
 Structure of a chloroplast
Granum
•Stacks of Starch granule
thylakoid Thylakoi Storage of
membrane d insoluble
•Important in products of
ATP synthesis photosynthesis
•Site of light
reaction

Stroma
•Is a gel-
like matrix
•Site of
dark
Chloropla
reaction
st
envelope
Permeabl
Lipid e to
droplet glucose,
 Light Reaction In Granum
1. Chlorophyll
2. Chlorophyll
absorbs sunlight
becomes
and produces Photolysis of excited and
energy. Energy water releases e-
activates the water
molecules to water
dissociate into H+, 24H2O
OH- and e- 2 24OH
-
4H+
Sunlight
24e-
chloroph 24e- 24OH
24H
yll
3. Each H receives an e- from
+
12H2 6O2
the chlorophyll and is O
neutralised to form a neutral Neutral
hydrogen atom (H) hydroxyl
groups
Dark reaction in stroma
combine
Quick check!
 Dark Reaction in Stroma
4. Hydrogen atoms (H) are
used in dark reaction to fix CO2
which is catalysed by Released to
photosynthetic enzymes. atmosphere
6CO2

6(CH2O) 6H2O
+
C6H12O (Glucos
6 units of CH2O will
6
e)
combine to form a
molecule of glucose. condensati
on
Protei Starch Lipids
n
Quick check!
 SPM Clone Question!
Answer:
Light
P = Hydrogen atom
reactio
Q = oxygen
n
R = carbon dioxide
Light
P energy
Q

R gluco + water
se

What do P, Q and R
represent?
 Light
Water + Carbon dioxide Glucose +
6 6 Oxygen
Chlorophy C6H12 6O2
H2O CO2 ll O6
SPM Clone Question!

Carbon + X Glucos + Y
dioxide e

What are X and Y?

Answer:
X = water , Y = oxygen
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
 Photosynthe
Light sis Dark
Reactionrequires Reaction
combines
Chlorophy sunlig
absorb Hydrogen CO2
ll ht
Breaks up (H)
Water (H2O) Absorb
e-
split
Hydrogen form
Hydroxide ions (H+) s
ions (OH-)
Release
e- Basic
Hydroxyl Water (H2O)
glucose
groups (OH)
units (CH2O)

Glucose
O2 H2O (C6H12O6)

goes

Air / Carbohydrat Lipids Protein

Comparison between light and dark reactions
Similarities
Differences
As to conclude, watch this!
 As to conclude, do this!
1. Define photosynthesis. (2 m)

5. Photosynthesis occurs as a string of

chemical reactions. Explain how
photosynthesis happens in green plants.
(8 m)
Thank you for your
attention!

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