BIOL 300, BOTANY, OUTLINE # 2

ENERGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION

1. Energy

a. kinetic vs. potential

b. energy conversions

c. laws of thermodynamics

2. Chemical reactions

a. endergonic vs. exergonic

b. redox reactions

c. enzymes

3. ATP

4. Photosynthesis

a. light

i. characteristics of light

ii. effects of light

iii. pigments

iv. pigments x light energy

b. photosystems

c. light reactions of photosynthesis

i. non-cyclic electron flow

ii. cyclic electron flow

d. chemiosmosis in the thylakoid membrane

e. Calvin cycle

f. alternative mechanisms of carbon fixation

i. importance of water conservation

ii. photorespiration

iii. C₄ metabolism

iv. CAM

1. Carbon cycle