International A Level Biology / Photosynthesis

What the plant makes from GALP revision notes

Edexcel International A Level Biology (YBI11), chapter 14: Photosynthesis, specification point 5.4. Part of the full course.

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GALP leaving the Calvin cycle supplies the carbon for carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids. These products support respiration and the building of new molecules in plants, animals and decomposers.

More lessons in Photosynthesis

• Photosynthesis: the overall reaction
• ATP: the immediate energy supply
• Chloroplast structure and function
• Absorption and action spectra
• Separating leaf pigments by chromatography
• The light-dependent reactions
• Cyclic and non-cyclic photophosphorylation
• The Calvin cycle
• Core practical 10: measuring the rate of photosynthesis
• Limiting factors: light, carbon dioxide, temperature and wavelength