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Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy — Homework

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Photosynthesis: Capturing Light Energy — Homework

Review the light reactions and the Calvin cycle before answering.

  1. 1.In which chloroplast structure do the light reactions take place?
  2. 2.In which chloroplast structure does the Calvin cycle take place?
  3. 3.Explain where the oxygen gas released during photosynthesis actually comes from.
  4. 4.Explain why the Calvin cycle effectively only runs during daylight in a living plant, even though it does not use light directly.
  5. 5.Describe the floating-leaf-disk assay and explain what a faster floating time under brighter light demonstrates.
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