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Photosynthesis, the overall picture, Two linked stages, Light reaction, Calvin cycle, Pigments and the light reaction, Electron transport, ATP and NADPH, ATP and NADPH needed for one glucose, The Calvin cycle (C3 pathway), Photorespiration, a wasteful side reaction, Factors affecting the rate, The C4 pathway, Which pathway is a plant using.

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light energy trapped, then spent building sugar out of carbon dioxide

Photosynthesis, the overall picture

the physico-chemical process by which green plants use light energy to build carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen as a byproduct
happens inside the chloroplast, mostly in the mesophyll cells of a leaf, and runs in two linked stages: a light reaction and a carbon-fixation (Calvin cycle) reaction
the oxygen released comes from the splitting of water, not from carbon dioxide: this was shown using isotope-labelled water

Two linked stages

Light reaction: traps light energy, splits water, produces ATP, NADPH and oxygen
Calvin cycle: uses that ATP and NADPH to fix carbon dioxide into carbohydrate; needs no light directly

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What this Photosynthesis in Higher Plants sheet covers

Photosynthesis, the overall picture
Two linked stages
Light reaction
Calvin cycle
Pigments and the light reaction
Electron transport, ATP and NADPH
ATP and NADPH needed for one glucose
The Calvin cycle (C3 pathway)
Photorespiration, a wasteful side reaction
Factors affecting the rate
The C4 pathway
Which pathway is a plant using
Traps that cost marks
Tricks that save time

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