Plant Biology - Photosynthesis

A presentation suitable for KS5 looking at photosynthesis. Presentation includes multi-choice questions to engage students and get them thinking about the subject throughout the presentation.

Learning Objective(s):
Explore the biochemistry of photosynthesis.
Investigate the factors that can limit the rate of photosynthesis.

Main Skills: Interpret written text and diagrams, understand chemical formulas.

Duration: Approximately 60 mins

57 slides covering:
• Plants as Energy Converters
• The Photosynthesis Equation
• Where Does Photosynthesis Occur?
• Structure of a Chloroplast
• Photosynthesis as Two Groups of Reactions
• How the Energy is Used
• Light Harvesting
• The Chloroplast Pigments
• How the Pigments Work Together
• The Photosystems
• The Two Stages of Photosynthesis
• The Hill Reaction
• The Calvin Cycle
• The Light Dependent Reaction
• Photophosphorylation
• Thylakoids and ATP Synthase
• Cyclic Photophosphorylation
• Non-cyclic Photophosphorylation
• The Products of Water Splitting
• The Light Independent Stage
• The Most Abundant Enzyme in the World!
• Using ATP and NADPH
• The Fate of Triose Phosphate
• Limiting Factors of Photosynthesis
• Light as a Limiting Factor
• Carbon Dioxide as a Limiting Factor
• Temperature as a Limiting Factor