Photosynthesis:
Light-dependent reactions
Photosystems II then I
Occurs in thylakoidal membrane with light harvesting pigments including chlorophyll
Produces oxygen gas with splitting of water molecules
ATP and NADPH are produced with concentration gradient of lumen and stroma
Calvin Cycle
Occurs in stroma where CO2 is combined with RuBp (If aliens invaded, one thing they would take home is rubisco!!!)
Through process, G3P is formed which can be synthesized to make sugar
Cellular Respiration
Glycolysis-Citric/Krebs-Electron Transport Chain (ETC)
Glycolysis is anaerobic and produces 2 ATP and pyruvic acid/ pyruvate in the cytosol
The pyruvates are transported to mitochondria and enters the citric acid cycle; CO2 is produced and acetyl CoA is produced.
The NADP and FADH2 produced in the previous process are fed into ETC which, through chemiosmosis- protein ATP synthase, produces usable ATP for cell.
Through statistics, it is a maximum of 32 ATP produced through cell respiration, but transport of molecules, etc. reduces the number.
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