Photosynthesis

some concepts that might need a second look

• Chloroplast structure: stroma, thylakoid. Location of chloroplasts in leaf

mesophyll cells. Stomata structure and function

• Source of excited electrons that do work in the light reactions.

• Role of excited electrons from photosystem 11 in electron transport through

cytochrome. What is achieved by this work?

• Role of excited electrons carried to ferredoxin from photosystem 1 onto

NADP reductase.

• Engelmann’s wavelength experiments, Van Neil experiments

• Cyclic versus non-cyclic electron flow. What is the purpose of non cyclic
flow?

• Photorespiration: what is rubisco’s role. What is the evolutionary

significance

• C4, CAM adaptations. Why have they evolved. Compare and contrast C4 and
CAM plants.