Photosynthesis in Higher Plants — NEET Biology Concepts

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• What is Photosynthesis? Meaning and Overall Equation
• Why is Photosynthesis Important? Autotrophs and Food for All Life
• Early Experiments on Photosynthesis: Priestley, Ingenhousz, von Sachs, Engelmann and Blackman
• Engelmann's Cladophora and Prism Experiment: Which Light Drives Photosynthesis?
• Action Spectrum vs Absorption Spectrum of Photosynthesis
• Where Does Photosynthesis Take Place? Chloroplast and Mesophyll
• Chloroplast Structure: Grana, Stroma, Thylakoids and Lamellae
• Difference Between Light Reaction and Dark Reaction of Photosynthesis
• Photosynthetic Pigments: Chlorophyll a, b, Xanthophylls and Carotenoids
• Accessory Pigments and Their Role in Photosynthesis
• Difference Between Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b
• Why Chlorophyll a is the Chief Pigment of Photosynthesis
• Separation of Leaf Pigments by Paper Chromatography
• Absorption Spectrum of Chlorophyll
• Difference Between Photosystem I and Photosystem II
• Light Harvesting Complex: Antenna and Reaction Centre
• P700 and P680 Reaction Centres in Photosynthesis
• Emerson Enhancement Effect and Red Drop
• Non-Cyclic Electron Transport and Photophosphorylation
• Z-Scheme of Electron Transport in Photosynthesis
• Difference Between Cyclic and Non-Cyclic Photophosphorylation
• Cyclic Photophosphorylation: Mechanism and When It Occurs
• Splitting of Water (Photolysis) in Photosynthesis
• Oxygen Evolving Complex and the Role of Manganese
• Role of Plastoquinone and Plastocyanin in Electron Transport
• Chemiosmotic Hypothesis of ATP Synthesis in Photosynthesis
• ATP Synthase (CF0 and CF1) and the Proton Gradient in Photosynthesis
• How the Proton Gradient Forms Across the Thylakoid Membrane
• Products of the Light Reaction: ATP, NADPH and Oxygen
• Primary CO2 Acceptor RuBP in the Calvin Cycle
• Three Phases of the Calvin Cycle: Carboxylation, Reduction, Regeneration
• C3 Pathway and the First Stable Product: 3-PGA (Calvin Cycle)
• RuBisCO Enzyme: Carboxylation and Oxygenation Activity
• ATP and NADPH Required Per CO2 and Per Glucose in the Calvin Cycle
• C4 Pathway (Hatch and Slack Cycle) Explained
• Difference Between C3 and C4 Plants
• PEP and PEPcase: Primary CO2 Acceptor in C4 Plants
• OAA: The First Stable Product in the C4 Pathway
• Kranz Anatomy and the Role of Bundle Sheath Cells in C4 Plants
• What is Photorespiration (C2 Cycle)?
• Why Photorespiration Does Not Occur in C4 Plants
• Phosphoglycolate: The 2-Carbon Product of Photorespiration
• Factors Affecting the Rate of Photosynthesis
• Blackman's Law of Limiting Factors in Photosynthesis
• Effect of Light Intensity on the Rate of Photosynthesis
• Effect of CO2 Concentration on the Rate of Photosynthesis
• Effect of Temperature on Photosynthesis
• Balanced Overall Equation of Photosynthesis
• Van Niel's Experiment and the Hydrogen Donor Concept