chloroplast, BY Photosystem 11 Lghtis aeserea ny envoy or caer poments in photoeytem I “The onay trom te ight teeter to electors which are than passed on to he lecron teznspor hein Sopra, fnzymes beak up water molacues Ino electrons, hykegen ion nd oxygen Inne ‘yak Space Thylkold senor fen Transport Chain High anergy slecrens rom photosystem Il ove ough the alacton tarspon chain photon Te anspor ain use energy from he electrons to anspor hydrogen es rm the sora nto vate. ‘ilusrate the importance of ight tothe Brocess of photosynthesis, descrbe what hap. Fens to sun-ioving lawn plans such as grasses when a board, cloth or Some other abject let 60 the awn for a number of days Tell students ‘hat the lack of ght causes photosynthesis to down. After alonger pariod of sun depava- ter, the plants begin to die, the chlorophyll ns to break down, and a yellow color can observed. ad cure 8-10 LIGHT-DEPENDENT REACTIONS tions use energy from sunlight to produce ATP, ? ‘Thelight- dependent reactions take place within the ) Chlorepast Di Hyarogen fon Movement Trelnsce oe vk hembra sop ol caroa Sogn ens Ts aston Tikes he ove ore Sylar negate charge rhe inde pov cage. Td Photosystom 1 Asingrtosen pigment ery Fomign ote ectons Trager lose ae nica wp bp NAGE am Naha Th are Formation [stoop mae You also can describe what happens to a farm crop such as comn when itis planted in a field that borders a forest. Explain how the rows of com next to the woodland will become pale {green and stunted because the forest will block some of the com's sunlight, —Dole Faughn Biology Teacher Caldwveli County High School, Princeton, KY Use Visuals Figure 8-10 Have students study the figure and read the caption Then, ask: Where are these light: dependent reactions occurring? (Within the thylakoid membrane of @ chloroplast) Where is water broken down? (Water is broken down on the inner surface of the thylakoid mem- ‘brane,) Point out that the reactions move from left to right on the figure, from photosystem Il through the electron transport chain to photosys- tem |. Where are two places that chlorophyll absorbs the energy of sunlight? (in photosystem Il and pho- tosystem 1) Where and how is ATP produced In this process? (ATP is produced as H* ions poss through ATP synthose, as shown to the right of photosystem 1.) How is NADPH pro- duced in this process? (NADPH is ‘produced when NADP picks up high energy electrons from photosystem | at the outer surface ofthe thylakoid membrane.) Answers to. . . In photosystem I, ener- ‘ay from light is absorbed by chlorophyll and transferred to elec: trons, and then these high-energy electrons are passed on to the electron {transport chain, in photosystem |, pig- ments use energy fram light (0 reenergize the electrons. Figure 8-9 The light-depencent reac tions of photosynthesis require ight. Photosynthesis 211