Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Class 11 Notes Biology Chapter 13 - CBSE
Chapter : 13
What Are Photosynthesis In Higher Plants ?
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Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is an enzyme regulated anabolic process of producing organic compounds in presence of chlorophyll from carbon dioxide and water with sunlight as a source of energy
$$6\text{CO}_{2} + 12\text{H}_{2}\text{O}\xrightarrow[\text{Chlorophyll + Enzymes}]{\text{Sunlight}}\\\text{C}_{6}\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_{6} + 6\text{H}_{2}\text{O} +6\text{O}_{2}\uarr$$
Chemiosmotic Hypothesis Of ATP Formation
Proposed by Mitchell in 1961. ATP synthesis is linked to development of proton gradient across the membrane of thylakoid and mitochondria.
Calvin Cycle/c3 Cycle/reductive Pentose Sugar Phosphate Pathway
Malvin Calvin, Benson and their colleagues used radioactive 14C and Chlorealla and Scenedesmus algae to discover that first CO2 fixation product is 3-carbon organic compound (3- hosphoglyceric acid) or PGA. Later on a new compound was discovered which contain 4-carbon called Oxaloacetic Acid (AAO). On the basis of number of carbon atoms in first stable product they are named C3 and C4 pathway. Calvin cycle can be described under three stages: carboxylation, reduction and regeneration.
Photorespiration
- It is the light dependent process of oxygenation of RuBP and release of carbon dioxide by photosynthetic organs of plants.
- Photorespiration decreases the rate of photosynthesis when oxygen concentration is increased from 2-3% to 21%.
- Presence of light and higher concentration of Oxygen results in the binding of RuBisCO enzyme with O2 to form phosphoglyceric acid and phosphoglycolate.
$$\text{RuBisCO + O}_{2}\xrightarrow{}\\\text{PGA + phosphoglycolate}$$
This pathway involves Chloroplast, Peroxisome and Mitochondria. Photorespiration does not occur in C4 plants.
Difference Between C3 Plants And C4 Plants
C3 Plants
- The leaves do not have Kranz anatomy.
- Photorespiration occurs.
- RuBisCO is the first acceptor of CO2.
- PGA is the first stable product.
- Plants are adapted to all climates.
- Mesophyll cells perform complete photosynthesis.
C4 Plants
- The leaves show Kranz anatomy in leaves.
- Photorespiration does not occur.
- PEP is the first acceptor of CO2.
- OAA is the first stable product.
- Plants are adapted to tropical climate.
- Mesophyll cells perform only initial fixation.
Factors affecting Photosynthesis
- Light
- Carbon dioxide
- Temperature
- Water
Blackman’s Law Of Limiting Factors
If a chemical process is affected by more than one factor, then its rate will be determined by the factor which is nearest to its minimal value: it is the factor which directly affects the process if its quantity is changed.
Chloroplast
Membranous System
- Grana lamellae
- Stroma lamelle
Fluid stroma
Pigments Involved In Photosynthesis
Chlorophylls
Green colored pigment Light is required for their synthesis Soluble in organic solvents
Carotenoid
Yellow to yellow orange colour pigments occur alone inside chromoplast and occur alongwith
chlorophylls inside chloroplast.
Phycobilins
- They are hot water soluble pigment.
- They lack Mg and phytol tail.
Difference Between Cyclic And Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation
Cyclic Photophosphorylation
- It is performed by photosystem I independently.
- An external source of electron is not required.
- It synthesizes only ATP.
- It occurs only in stromal or intergranal thylakoids.
Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation
- It is performed by collaboration of both PS I and PS II.
- The process requires an external electron donor.
- It synthesizes ATP and NADH both.
- It occurs in the granal thylakoids only.
