Syllabus statements

C1.3.2 Conversion of carbon dioxide to glucose in photosynthesis using hydrogen obtained by splitting water

C1.3.3 Oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria

C1.3.4 Separation and identification of photosynthetic pigments by chromatography

C1.3.5 Absorption of specific wavelengths of light by photosynthetic pigments

C1.3.6 Similarities and differences of absorption and action spectra

C1.3.7 Techniques for varying concentrations of carbon dioxide, light intensity or temperature experimentally to investigate the effects of limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis

C1.3.8 Carbon dioxide enrichment experiments as a means of predicting future rates of photosynthesis and plant growth

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C1.3.9 AHL  Photosystems as arrays of pigment molecules that can generate and emit excited electrons

C1.3.10 AHL Advantages of the structured array of different types of pigment molecules in a photosystem

C1.3.11 AHL Generation of oxygen by the photolysis of water in photosystem II

C1.3.12 AHL ATP production by chemiosmosis in thylakoids

C1.3.13 AHL Reduction of NADP by photosystem I

C1.3.14 AHL Thylakoids as systems for performing the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis

C1.3.15 AHL Carbon fixation by Rubisco

C1.3.16 AHL Synthesis of triose phosphate using reduced NADP and ATP

C1.3.17 AHL Regeneration of RuBP in the Calvin cycle using ATP

C1.3.18 AHL Synthesis of carbohydrates, amino acids and other carbon compounds using the products of the Calvin cycle and mineral nutrients

C1.3.19 AHL Interdependence of the light-dependent and light-independent reactions