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Compare and contrast mitochondria and chloroplasts. In what way are their structures similar and different? What molecules or systems function in both types of organelles? Which enzymes or processes are unique to each organelle?
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2.
Explain how the energy transduction step of photosynthesis occurs. How is light energy converted to chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH?
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3.
Explain how the carbon reduction step of photosynthesis occurs. How is carbon dioxide "fixed?" Why are ATP and NADPH required to produce sugar?
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4.
Why does a pure solution of chlorophyll fluoresce when it is exposed to blue light? Why doesn’t the chlorophyll in chloroplasts fluoresce very much when it is exposed to blue light?
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5.
Make a sketch of the Z scheme. Explain how photosystem I and photosystem II interact by tracing the path of an electron through the Z scheme. What molecule connects the two photosystems?
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6.
How does plastoquinone shuttle electrons and protons across the thylakoid membrane? Why is this shuttling action important?
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In what sense does photorespiration "undo" photosynthesis?
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8.
What evidence suggested that 3-phosphoglycerate is the first product of the Calvin cycle?
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9.
Why do plants need both chloroplasts and mitochondria?
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