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Title: F214 Photosynthesis
Description: Simple but detailed notes, directly answering criteria on the specification for Photosynthesis. Although, the OCR Biology spec has changed some topics may well be the same/similar. Please preview before purchase if interested.
Description: Simple but detailed notes, directly answering criteria on the specification for Photosynthesis. Although, the OCR Biology spec has changed some topics may well be the same/similar. Please preview before purchase if interested.
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Tanisha Patel
Photosynthesis
a) define the terms autotroph and heterotroph;
● Autotroph rganisms that use light energy or chemical energy and inorganic
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molecules to synthesise complex organic molecules
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b) state that
light energy is used during photosynthesis to produce complex organic
molecules
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Use O2, released into atmosphere as product of photosynthesis, for aerobic respiration
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e) explain, with the aid of diagrams and electron micrographs, how the structure of chloroplasts
enables them to carry out their functions;
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f) define the term photosynthetic pigment;
Molecules that absorb light energy, from a range of wavelengths in visible regions and has
own distinct peak of absorption
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g) explain the importance of photosynthetic pigments in photosynthesis;
● Appear to us the colour of the wavelength they reflect
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(i) outline how light energy is converted to chemical energy (ATP and reduced NADP) in the
lightdependent stage (reference should be made to cyclic and noncyclic photophosphorylation,
but no biochemical detail is required);
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(j) explain the role of water in the light dependent stage;
Photolysis of H2O is needed to replace lost electrons of chlorophyll a in photosystem 2 only
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n) state that ost TP is recycled to RuBP
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synthesis, part resp)
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● This will increase the rate of photosynthesis, providing that nothing else is limiting the
process
Light intensity
● Light causes
○ Stomata to open CO2 can diffuse in
○ Trapped by Chlorophyll Excites electrons
○ Splits water molecules to produce protons
● Electrons and protons used in photophosphorylation, which produce ATP, to fix CO2
Temperature
● The calvin cycle is affected by temperature as it is enzymecatalysed
● Higher temperatures, enzymes denature
● O2 successfully competes for the active site of rubisco, preventing it from
accepting CO2
● Too high temperatures, more water is lost from stomata, leading to stress
response where stomata close, limiting the availability of CO2
(q) describe how to investigate experimentally the factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis;
LightIntensity:
1
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Apparatus should be left to acclimatise for 5 minutes
3
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g
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Gas given off by plant over time collects in flared end of capillary tube
5
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Distance moved by air bubble at each light intensity can be used to work out volume
and rate (dividing volume by time left)
7
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Cut disks from leaves
2
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Hold syringe upright placing finger over end and gently pulling on plunger (air is
extracted from spongy mesophyll in leaf disks)
4
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After all disks have sunk, transfer contents of syringe into beaker
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Repeat at same light intensity
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Record results in a table
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The leaves rise as they become less dense due to them photosynthesising and
releasing O₂
Title: F214 Photosynthesis
Description: Simple but detailed notes, directly answering criteria on the specification for Photosynthesis. Although, the OCR Biology spec has changed some topics may well be the same/similar. Please preview before purchase if interested.
Description: Simple but detailed notes, directly answering criteria on the specification for Photosynthesis. Although, the OCR Biology spec has changed some topics may well be the same/similar. Please preview before purchase if interested.