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Photosynthesis upm
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Mind Map on Photosynthesis upm, created by Peiqi Eng on 01/05/2016.
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Photosynthesis upm
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Chloroplast structure and thylakoid membrane
Pigment molecules absorb light
Pigments absorb only specific wavelengths of visible light, while reflecting others
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll a
All photosynthetic plants, algae and cyanobacteria contain it
Chlorophyll b
Only plants ,green algae and some unusual types of cyanobacteria contain it
Hydrophobic tail inserts into thylakoid membrane
Porphyrin head(surrounding a magnesium ion) that absorbs light
Accessory pigments
beta-carotene
Absorbs violet, blue-green light; reflects yellow,orange
Important to dissipate excess solar energy as heat(photoprotection)
Phycobilins
water-soluble, found in cytoplasm or stroma of chloroplast
Phycocyanin
bluish pigment, cyanobacteria
Phycoerythrin
reddish pigment, red algae
Soak up light energy, use as chemical tags
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