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This course contains 4 segments:
Intro to photosynthesis
Get an overview of photosynthesis! Learn more about the stages of photosynthesis, as well as why this process is so important to human life and to the global ecosystem.
The light-dependent reactions
How do you turn light energy into chemical energy? Find out how plants perform this amazing energy transformation. We'll dive into the properties of light, how chlorophylls and other pigments absorb light, and how the absorbed energy is stored in chemical bonds.
The Calvin cycle
This course contains 4 segments:
Intro to photosynthesis
Get an overview of photosynthesis! Learn more about the stages of photosynthesis, as well as why this process is so important to human life and to the global ecosystem.
The light-dependent reactions
How do you turn light energy into chemical energy? Find out how plants perform this amazing energy transformation. We'll dive into the properties of light, how chlorophylls and other pigments absorb light, and how the absorbed energy is stored in chemical bonds.
The Calvin cycle
In the Calvin cycle, energy storage molecules from the light-dependent reactions are used to capture (fix) carbon dioxide molecules and build sugars. Learn more about how this important cycle works.
Photorespiration: C3, C4, and CAM plants
The Calvin cycle enzyme rubisco is essential...but it also has a bad habit. Rubisco sometimes acts on oxygen rather than carbon dioxide, leading to a carbon-wasting side process called photorespiration. Learn about the strategies C4 and CAM plants use to minimize photorespiration.
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