Chloroplasts

• What specialised organ responsible for photosynthesis has evolved in plants?
• The chloroplast contains membrane sacs called what?
• These membrane sacs contain chlorophyll and are the site of what type of reaction?
• The surrounding fluid matrix is called what and what does it contain?

The Chloroplast

Accessory Pigments

• Do photosynthetic organism rely on single pigments to absorb light?
• What does grouping of pigments that have individualised absorption spectra together help do?
• When a pigment is energised by light, it releases
• What do Antenna pigments transfer?
• From the reaction centre, where are the electrons passed on to?
• What explains why all leaves are not green?
• What, may produce different colours?
• Deciduous trees
• Deciduous trees change colour when what?

Representations of the Transfer of Energy by Antenna Pigments