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Objectives: Explains The Importance of

Chlorophyll and other pigments are important for photosynthesis. Light reactions capture energy from sunlight in thylakoids using water and sunlight. Energy from sunlight is absorbed by photosystem II, causing water molecules to split and release oxygen as waste. Electrons are transported through an electron transport chain of proteins, producing hydrogen ions that build a concentration gradient. Photosystem I then absorbs energy from sunlight to produce NADPH, while the hydrogen ion diffusion creates a chemiosmotic gradient used to produce ATP.

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Objectives: Explains The Importance of

Chlorophyll and other pigments are important for photosynthesis. Light reactions capture energy from sunlight in thylakoids using water and sunlight. Energy from sunlight is absorbed by photosystem II, causing water molecules to split and release oxygen as waste. Electrons are transported through an electron transport chain of proteins, producing hydrogen ions that build a concentration gradient. Photosystem I then absorbs energy from sunlight to produce NADPH, while the hydrogen ion diffusion creates a chemiosmotic gradient used to produce ATP.

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OBJECTIVES

Explains the importance of


chlorophyll and other pigments;

Describes the patterns of electron


flow through light reaction events
Light-dependent Reactions
Capture energy from the sunlight
Thylakoids
H20 and sunlight
Photosystem II and Electron Transport
1. Energy absorbed from sunlight
Electron transport chain- series of proteins in
the membrane of the thylakoid
2. Water molecules split
Oxygen is released as waste
3. Hydrogen ions transported
Concentration gradient
Photosystem I and Energy-carrying
molecules
4. Energy absorbed from sunlight
5. NADPH produced
6. Hydrogen ion diffusion
Chemiosmotic gradient- the difference in H+
concentration
6. ATP Produced

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