| MIT Hypertextbook | Go to the Hypertextbook Chapters to get information about photosynthesis, Glycolysis and the Kreb's Cycle. |
| On-Line Biology Book | Community College On-Line Biology Book. The section on photosynthesis should be helpful when reviewing for your test. Includes diagrams and sample test questions. Go to the Cell II: Cellular Organization section. |
| http://morgan.rutgers.edu/WSSP98/Redbank/leaves.htm | Diagrams and discussion of Structure and Function of leaf |
| http://www.biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/carter.htm | Overview of cellular respiration. From this page select Class Notes, then Cellular Respiration. |
Unit 2
Photosynthesis and Respiration
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Basics of photosynthesis |
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Reactant and products of photosynthesis |
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General characteristics of plants (photosynthetic autotrophs) |
Where does photosynthesis take place?
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Microscope parts and use |
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Making a wet mount slide |
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Structure of Elodea and onion cells (basic cell parts review) |
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Diffusion/Osmosis
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Definitions and examples (hypotonic, hypertonic, isotonic, equilibrium) |
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Phospholipid bilayer (permeability of membrane, structure of phospholipids, permeability of membrane to ions, large molecules, etc.) |
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Function of integral proteins |
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Plasmolysis and effects on integrity of plant cells |
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Opening/closing of stomata due to diffusion/osmosis |
Function of chlorophyll and characteristics of light
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Light and its properties (Electromagnetic spectrum, wavelength, frequency, relationship between) |
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Separation of light w/prism |
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Spectroscope analysis of light |
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Chloroplast Str/Fxn (stroma, thylakoid mem., thylakoid space) |
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Chlorophyll extraction and chromotography lab. Absorption/Action spectrum of chlorophyll. Accessory pigments in plants. Interpretation of graphs/data from spectrophotometer/spectroscope/chromotography lab |
The Chemistry of Photosynthesis
Light dependent Rxn
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Absorption of light (conversion of light energy to chemical energy (NADPH, ATP), membrane proteins, hydrogen gradients, diffusion of H+. |
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Photolysis (generating oxygen from water) |
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Formation of ATP and use in process, Electron transport chain |
Light independent Rxn
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Carbon Fixation (Conversion of CO2 to C6 H12O6) |
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Use of ATP from rubisco; Fxn in process |
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Formation of PGAL and carbohydrate |
Respiration
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Str/Fxn of Mitochondria (Cristae, innermembrane space, matrix) |
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Glycolysis (location, amount of ATP generated) |
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Anaerobic and Aerobic conditions and fate of PGAL |
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Formation of Acetyl Co-A. |
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Kreb’s Cycle and oxidation of PGAL (Formation of NADH and FADH2 ) |
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Electron Transport Chain (use of coenzymes (NADH and FADH2 ), reduction/oxidation reactions of the ETC, formation of water and O2 as final electron acceptor) |
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Total ATP generated during Respiration |
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Impact of photosynthesis/respiration |
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Increase of Co2 due to combustion |