Bio 101 Test 3

Chapter 10 - Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis: the process that converts solar energy in to chemical energy
Equation for Photosynthesis
- 6CO₂ + 12H₂O + Light Energy <--> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ + 6H₂O
- Anabolic
- Endergonic
- + Change in Free Energy
What organisms carry out Photosynthesis?
- Plants
- Photoautotrophs
- Algea, certain protists, and some prokaryotes(blue-green algea)
Autotroph
- an organism that obtains organic food molecules without eating other organisms or substances derived from other organisms
- they use energy from the sun or from oxidation of inorganic substances to make organic molecules from inorganic ones
- "Producers of the Biosphere"
Photoautotroph

an org. that harnesses light energy to drive the synthesis of or

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Bio 101 Test 3

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Chapter 10, 12-15

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2012-03-26T20:34:47Z

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