Іntroduction to plant photosynthesis

PHOTOSYNTHESIS Autotrophic Process: Plants and plant-like organisms make their energy (glucose) from sunlight. Stored as carbohydrate in their bodies. 6CO2 + 6H2O + sunlight  C6H12O6 + 6O2 Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into glucose. Glucose is a kind of sugar. Plants use glucose as food for energy and as a building block for growing. Autotrophs make glucose and heterotrophs are consumers of it. Plant leaves have many types of cells! Plant Cells Oxygen and Sugar! In plants and simple animals, waste products are removed by diffusion. Plants, for example, excrete O2, a product of photosynthesis. PHOTOSYNTHESIS Light-dependent reaction (LIGHT Reaction) Requires light Occurs in chloroplast (in thylakoids) Chlorophyll (thylakoid) traps energy from light Light excites electron (e-) Kicks e- out of chlorophyll to an electron transport chain Electron transport chain: series of proteins in thylakoid membrane Bucket brigade