Chapter 10: Photosynthesis

autotrophs Purple sulfur bacteria: hydrogen sulfide -> sulfur.
BBC-PlanetEarth/3.3_ShallowSeas/#29:00 Kelp forest preyed by sea urchins: urchin barrens. Solar sea slug plastid.
absorption_spectrum Blu-ray DVD: violet laser (405 nm), rather than red (650 nm).
chloroplast Cottonwood (Populus deltoides) leaves?
overview 10&B: add 6H2O to both sides of formula.
Water released in Calbin (transpiration).
excite CHLOROPHYLL solution: shine red light? Fluorescent mercury, neon (red) argon (blue), sodium.
photo This is linear electron flow; P680 is a reaction-center chlorophyll a.
chemiosmosis 10&D: stroma out; thylakoid space in. ETC in 2 places.
c3 Water released in Calbin cycle (carbon fixation dehydration to 6-phosphoglycerate -> transpiration).
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8eSQ 1=c  2=d  3=a  4=skip Sutherland 5=C activation of G protein-coupled receptors.
     6=B? 7=a  8=D?!?

    Fossil ginkgo: stomatal indices high late Permian period (275–290), Pleistocene (1–8) - low atmospheric carbon dioxide & ice age, low Cretaceous (146).
  1. Carotenoids made in in chromoplasts.
  2. G3P: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate -> glucose and other carbohydrates.
  3. Sugar cane: fibrous stalks, sap rich in sucrose, convert 2% of solar energy to biomass. Need 6 m moisture.
  4. C4: grasses Panicum virgatum/switchgrass