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Autotrophs are the producers of the biosphere Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts in plant cells The Chloroplast Plants produce O2 gas by splitting water Photosynthesis is a redox process, as is cellular respiration Overview: The two

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Autotrophs are the producers of the biosphere

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Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts in plant cells

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The Chloroplast

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Plants produce O2 gas by splitting water

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Photosynthesis is a redox process, as is cellular respiration

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Overview: The two stages of photosynthesis are linked by ATP and NADPH

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Visible radiation drives the light reactions

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Interaction of light with a chloroplast

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Photosystems capture solar power

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Two photosystems connected by an electron transport chain generate ATP and NADPH

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Chemiosmosis powers ATP synthesis in the light reactions

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ATP and NADPH power sugar synthesis in the Calvin cycle

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Review: Photosynthesis uses light energy, CO2, and H2O to make food molecules

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