Introduction : Glucose happens to be important and common fuel for many organisms. The process of breaking down of glucose in multistep manner to extract energy present in its C-C bonds (chemical bonds) is called “Cellular Respiration“. Only green plants, Algae and Cyanobacteria have the ability to prepare their own food by the process of… Read More »
In the last part of photosynthesis series , we shall look into factors governing the process of photosynthesis in plants and also importance of photosynthesis to both plants and other organisms. Earlier blogs can be read : Part I of Photosynthesis : Introduction Part II – Light Reaction PART III – Calvin Cycle Part VI –… Read More »
In the previous 5 blogposts we looked into different important events taking place during the process of photosynthesis in plants. please find the links for those blogs below – Part I of Photosynthesis : Introduction Part II – Light Reaction PART III – Calvin Cycle Part VI – Differences between Light and Dark reactions or Calvin… Read More »
Evolution (cumulative changes in a population or species through time), is crucial for survival and flourishing of all species or populations. According to endosymbiosis theory, all the eukaryotic life which we see today had evolved from the Archaea bacteria. Evolution has also played an important part in process of photosynthesis- from bacteria to plants. Photosynthesis… Read More »
Light and Dark reactions ( Calvin cycle / C3 Cycle) are sequential reactions which occur during Photosynthesis process. In this post we will look into some important differences between these two vital aspects which are essential for synthesis of food in Plants and some other organisms. Difference Light Reaction Dark or Calvin Cycle Place of… Read More »
The term Photosynthesis was first proposed by Prof. Conway MacMillan , when he was working at University of Minnesota in 1893. In the earlier blog posts we discussed about Introduction to Photosynthesis in green Plants and details of Light Reaction. As we have seen in previous posts, Photosynthesis can be divided into two different parts… Read More »
Photosynthesis can be divided into two parts : Light dependent reactions or Light Reactions and Dark Reactions or Calvin Cycle. Light reactions forms the “Photo” part of Photosynthesis and Dark reactions / Calvin Cycle is a separate process which accounts for “synthesis” aspect in Photosynthesis, where sugars are produced. Light reaction involves the following events… Read More »
Photosynthesis is a process where green plants and some other organisms (algae and some bacteria – such as Proteobacteria , Chloroflexi, Chlorobi and cyanobacteria ) uses trapped sunlight to convert carbon di oxide and water to produce chemical energy in the form of carbohydrates (most commonly glucose) and oxygen. In other words, photosynthesis is a process… Read More »