Co2 fixation - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is a photosynthetic autotroph? - Answer-An organism that makes its own food from inorganic ingredients. What is the fluid inside chloroplasts called? - Answer-Stroma What are the membranes inside chloroplasts called? - Answer-inner and outer membranes Write the overall equation for photosynthesis. - Answer-6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2 What is the primary function of pigments in photosynthesis? Name the primary pigment used in photosynthesis. - Answer-Pigments absorb certain wavelengths. Th...

Main questions of course - 1. How do humans alter earth 2. how do human alterations affect the biosphere 3. What can be done to alleviate human alterations of the biosphere Greatest ecological impacts of humans(most to least) - 1. Nitrogen fixation 2. Water use 3. Land transformation 4. CO2 concentration rise 5. Ocean acidification 6. Bird extinction 7. Plant invasion Planetary Boundaries - Limits between which global systems must operate to prevent abrupt and irreversible environment...

an organism that can use CO2or CO3- (i.e., inorganic C) as a C source, and obtain energy from the sun (photo) - or from the oxidation of inorganic elements or compounds such as iron, sulfur, hydrogen, ammonium, and nitrites (chemo)? correct answer: Autotroph such as plants, algae, cyanobacteria, etc. an organism that can only get carbon and energy from organic compounds? correct answer: Heterotroph such as bacteria, fungi, protozoa, etc. an organism that grows only in the presence of mol...

Test Bank - Campbell Biology Chapter 10 Over 100 Questions with Correct Answers 100% A+ Skill: Application/Analysis Campbell's Biology, 9e (Reece et al.) Chapter 10 Photosynthesis Students find this chapter quite challenging. Fortunately, some of the key concepts, such as chemiosmosis and redox, were discussed previously in the chapter on respiration and fermentation. The new key concepts are light as energy, light absorption and energy conversion by pigments, and linear and cyclic elect...

Edexcel A Level Geography - The carbon cycle and energy security Exam Questions With Solutions (carbon) Flux - ANS Transfer of carbon from one 'pool' to another (carbon) store - ANS An accumulation of carbon Biosphere - ANS The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms Photosynthesis - ANS The process by which carbon atoms in the atmosphere move into trees and plants, plants use sunlight to synthesize nutrients from CO2 and water ...

Green River College: BIOL 100 Unit 3 Notes Latest Updated Chapter 6: Energy for life Learning Objectives: 1. Identify the cellular structure where photosynthesis occurs and describe its function. 2. State the overall chemical equation for photosynthesis. 3. Recognize what is meant by the terms reduction and oxidation. 4. Describe the function of photosynthetic pigments. 5. Explain the flow of electrons in the light reactions. 6. Explain how ATP and NADPH are generated in the light reac...

Prescott's Microbiology, 11e (Willey) Chapter 1 The Evolution of Microorganisms and Microbiology 1) Extant microorganisms are organisms from the fossil record that are no longer present on Earth today. Answer: FALSE Topic: Taxonomy of Microorganisms Bloom's/Accessibility: 2. Understand / Keyboard Navigation ASM Topic: Module 01 Evolution ASM Objective: 01.05 The evolutionary relatedness of organisms is best reflected in phylogenetic trees. Learning Outcome: 01.02a Propose a timeline of the ori...

MIP 300 Final Exam Questions and Answers What is the minimum number of glucose molecules a bacterium that performs anaerobic respiration would need to metabolize in order to get 380 ATP - Answer-11 Facultative anaerobes can do either aerobic respiration or fermentation. In an anaerobic environment, which of the following could be an electron acceptor used by such a facultative anaerobe? - Answer-pyruvate When you follow a single Glyceraldehyde 3-P molecule forward toward the TCA cycle, h...

Review the structure of the chloroplast and know where the light reaction and the Calvin cycle take place. Ans:Light reactions take place in the thylakoid membrane of the granum. The Calvin cycle takes place in the stroma (cytoplasm of the chloroplast). The light reaction of photosynthesis begins when pigments in the chloroplast absorb light energy (photons). At the end of the light reaction, where is the energy derived from the photons stored? Ans:In NADPH and ATP which are then used...

Brooks Biodiversity Unit 3 Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Plants Architecture Plant needs i. collection & conversion of solar energy -> leaves ii. positioning & support of leaves -> stems iii. anchorage & absorption -> roots iv. transport -> vascular system Leaf Structure Epidermis, Mesophyll, and Vein (Vascular Bundle) Epidermis contains what? - Cuticle - Guard cells with Stomata Epidermis outermost cell layer of a plant body cutin: (wax) excreted by ...