Useful Websites
- Photosynthesis Light Reactions
- A look at the light reactions of photosynthesis.
- Virtual Cell
- This site will allow you to view the 3-D structure of a chloroplast and its thylakoids.
- Quia: Java Games
- Quiz yourself on basics of photosynthesis and cellular respiration by playing concentration or a matching game.
- The Electromagnetic Spectrum
- NASA's website explains the components of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- Electromagnetic Spectrum
- This site explains the differences between infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light, X-rays; and gamma rays.
- Photosynthetic Pigments
- A description of the different photosynthetic pigments and the organisms in which they are found.
- Energy: Oxygenic Photosynthesis
- A nice animation of the light reactions.
- Photosynthesis
- Clearly written notes and illustrations on photosynthesis. This page discusses the light reactions, and you can follow the links to photophosphorylation, the Calvin cycle, C4 photosynthesis, and CAM photosynthesis.
- Plant Cell Structures: Chloroplasts
- You may want to start here for a simplified review of the material covered in the photosynthesis chapter of your text and continue on through a figure of the absorption spectrum of chlorophyll, a narrated animation of noncyclic electron transport, carbon dioxide fixation, a narrated animation of the Calvin cycle, and figures of a C4 leaf.
- Why Study Photosynthesis?
- This site considers the importance of photosynthesis by analyzing the relationship of photosynthesis to food, energy, the environment, agriculture, medicine, fibers, and materials and concludes that the understanding of photosynthesis will allow for the control of it and the betterment of humankind.
- Photosynthesis
- A succinct explanation of consumers' dependence on producers, the basic overall photosynthetic equation, and what plants need in order to photosynthesize.
- Chloroplast Structure
- A short and easily understood review of chloroplast structure and function.
- An Introduction to Photosynthesis and its Applications
- Presents the basic concepts of photosynthesis and shows the importance of the basic concepts of photosynthesis by applying them.
