The Light-Dependent Reaction

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  • Created on: 09-01-14 11:24
In the making of ATP, having lost electrons, the chlorophyll molecule has been...?
Oxidised
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When a chlorophyll molecule absorbs light energy, electrons are raised to a higher energy level - what kind of state are they said to be in?
Excited
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A series of ... reactions pass electrons along a number of electron carriers - what kind of reactions?
Redox
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Electron carriers form a transfer chain that is located where?
Thylakoid membranes
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Do electrons gain or lose energy as they move along the electron transfer chain?
Lose
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What is the name of the process where the movement of protons across a membrane generates ATP?
Chemiosmosis
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Protons produced in the photolysis of water are taken up by electron carriers called...?
NADP
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When a substance combines with oxygen, the process is called...?
Oxidation
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A network of .... in the grana hold the chlorophyll in a precise manner for max absorption of light - a network of what?
Proteins
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Granal membranes have enzymes attached to them, helping to manufacture what?
ATP
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The process in which ATP is formed from ADP and an inorganic phosphate is called what?
Photophosphorylation
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The process of splitting water into protons, electrons and oxygen is called what?
Photolysis
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Give the name of a coenzyme used in photosynthesis
NADP
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