Okay so the thylakoid stacks have chlorophyll on their surface right so are the sugars produced in the thylakoids? also how do the sugars get into the stroma? and if the sugars are produced in the thylakoid then where does the thylakoid stack get CO2 and water from? from the stromal lamellae?
and whats the difference between thylakoid and thylakoid membrane?
and whats the difference between thylakoid and thylakoid membrane?
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Now you're pushing it! Easy question first. The plant gets CO2 in from its leaves from the air. It gets water from the soil up its roots. They both diffuse through cell membranes.
The thylakoid specifically is involved with the the light-dependent reactions. The role of this is to reduce NADP+ to NADPH which will be required in the Calvin cycle to fix CO2 from the atmosphere to make the sugar.
Thylakoid is the whole organelle. Thylakoid membrane is the membrane surround the organelle, in this case it's packed full of stuff the thylakoid needs to contribute to photosynthesis. The Lumen is the space inside that allows for a charge to build up leading to the essential chain reactions of photosynthesis.
The chlorophyll is, at this level, an integral membrane protein made up of several pigment molecules.
CHeck out here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthe… if you need the diagrams. This one takes me at least a week to teach!
The thylakoid specifically is involved with the the light-dependent reactions. The role of this is to reduce NADP+ to NADPH which will be required in the Calvin cycle to fix CO2 from the atmosphere to make the sugar.
Thylakoid is the whole organelle. Thylakoid membrane is the membrane surround the organelle, in this case it's packed full of stuff the thylakoid needs to contribute to photosynthesis. The Lumen is the space inside that allows for a charge to build up leading to the essential chain reactions of photosynthesis.
The chlorophyll is, at this level, an integral membrane protein made up of several pigment molecules.
CHeck out here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthe… if you need the diagrams. This one takes me at least a week to teach!