1.

CO2 concentra- The process in which chlorophyll in green plants absorbs light energy and changes carbon dioxide
tion into glucose and releasing oxygen

-if CO2 increases,

rate of photosynthesis
increase DEFINITION OCCURS IN chloroplasts
FACTORS
2. Temperature AFFECTING
-every 10oC increase,
chlorophyll
rate of photosynthesis
PHOTOSYNTHESIS EQUATION 6H2O + 6CO2 C6H12O6 + 6O2
is doubled
-optimum tempera- sunlight
ture is 25o to 30oC DIVIDED INTO
-if temperature is too 2. dark reaction
high, rate of photo-
synthesis decrease
1. light reaction -light is not used
because photosyn- -only occurs in the presence of light -occurs in the stoma
thetic enzymes are process
-occurs in grana -CO2 used
denatured
process -involves photolysis of water -glucose formed
3. Light Intensity
-oxygen released -
-rate of photosynthe-
sis increases when
-chlorophyll absorbs light energy
light intensity increas-
-hydrogen atoms used to fix CO2
es - this energy splits H2O ( photolysis ) 24H2O 24H+ + 24OH- - glucose formed
4. Presence of H2O -24e excited from chlorophyll, ATP energy released, thus chlorophyll not stable - glucose undergoes condensation to
-If H2O decreases, -24H+ receives 24e to become 24H atoms ( 24H+ + 24e 24H atoms)
become starch
guard cells become
-24OH- loses 24e to become 24OH groups (24OH- 24OH group + 24e)
less turgid, and stoma - starch kept in stoma
closes. Thus rate of -OH groups combine to form 6O2 + 12H2O
photosynthesis de-
-24e is received again by chlorophyll, thus chlorophyll becomes stable
creases