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Plant Cells. Do Now:. The opposite of what happens in a mitochondria: Photosynthesis. Where does it all happen? The Chloroplasts! (In eukaryotes, anyway). Don’t Forget The video. Chloroplasts Absorb Light Energy. Free-living chloroplasts? Not quite…. Cyanobacterium (prokaryote).
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Plant Cells Do Now:
The opposite of what happens in a mitochondria:Photosynthesis
Where does it all happen?The Chloroplasts! (In eukaryotes, anyway) Don’t Forget The video
Free-living chloroplasts?Not quite… Cyanobacterium (prokaryote) Chloroplast (from eukaryotic plant cell)
The Big Picture • Chloroplasts build organic molecules by REDUCING the number of oxygen atoms bonded to carbon, using light energy. • Mitochondria add oxygen to carbon when they break it down, by OXIDIZING it. This is called aerobic respiration
Reduced Compounds = FOOD • Reduced compounds contain a lot of energy, and fewer C-O bonds. example: (octane / gasoline) CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3 example: (glucose) C6H12O6 Oxidizedcompounds contain less energy, and more C-O bonds. example: (carbon dioxide) CO2
What else is so special about plant cells? Large, Central Vacuoles can take up most of The cell! It stores water, And some minerals