Outline

Introduction (Formula 1, Figure 17.1, Formula 2, Figure 17.2)

The Basic Processes of Photosynthesis (Item Reactions 1, #2, #3 Table 17.1, Figure 17.3)

The Chloroplast (Figure 17.4c)

The Light Reactions

> Absorption of Light: The Light-Harvesting System

> > The Energy of Light (Eqs. 17.1, 17.2, Figure 17.6)

> > Light Absorbing Pigments (Figure 17.7, Figure 17.8)

> > Light Gathering Structures (Figure 17.9, Figure 17.11)

> Photochemistry in Plants and Algae: Two Photosystems in Series (Reaction, Figure 17.3, Figure 17.12)

> > Photosystem II: The Splitting of Water (Diagram 1, #2, Figure 17.13)

> > Photosystem I: Production of NADPH (Figure 17.12, Figure 15.4, Diagram)

> > Summation of the Two Systems: The Overall Reaction and ATP Generation (Diagram 1, #2, #3, Figure 17.15, Figure 17.16)

> An Alternate Light Reaction Mechanism: Cyclic Electron Flow (Figure 17.17)

> Reaction Center Complexes in Photosynthetic Bacteria (Figure 17.19)

> Artificial Photosynthesis

The Dark Reactions: The Calvin Cycle (Figure 17.20)

> Stage I: Carbon Dioxide Fixation and Sugar Production (Item Diagram 2, #2, Figure 17.21)

> > Formation of Hexose Sugars (Diagram 1, #2)

> Stage II: Regeneration of the Acceptor (Figure 17.22, Diagram)

A Summary of the Light and Dark Reactions In Two-System Photosynthesis

> The Overall Reaction and Efficiency of Photosynthesis (Diagram)

> Regulation of Photosynthesis (Figure 17.22, Figure 17.23)

Photorespiration and the C4 Cycle (Figure 17.24, Figure 17.25, Figure 17.26)