AP BIOLOGY OUTLINE FOR PHOTOSYNTHESIS:

  PHOTOSYNTHESIS:
	a.  Factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis
	b.  Role of pigments and plastids
	c.  Absorption spectra and action spectra
	d.  Nature and interrelation of light and dark reactions
	e.  Comparison of C3, C4, and CAM pathways
	f.  Comparison between respiration and photosynthesis

ESSAY QUESTIONS:
1962:
	Discuss two experiments in which the use of isotopes as tracers has contributed 
	to present knowledge of the photosynthetic process. One experiment should deal 	with the light phase and the other with the dark phase.
1965:
	Discuss the effect of each of the following factors on the rate of photosynthesis 
	in a living plant:
	   a. 	carbon dioxide
	   b. 	light intensity
	   c. 	temperature
	   d. 	mineral nutrition
	   e. 	water conservation
1971:
	The process of photosynthesis consists of two phases, the light reactions 
	and the dark reactions. 	
	Discuss each of these groups of reactions and their interrelationships.
1974:
	The overall equation for aerobic respiration is usually written as the reverse 
	of the overall equation for photosynthesis. What features of the biochemical 
	pathways involved in the processes are the reverse of one another and what 
	features are not?
1978:
	Explain how the molecular reactions of photosynthesis transform light energy 	
	into chemical bond energy. Include in your discussion the relationship between 	chloroplast structure and light and dark reactions.
1979:
	In relation to plants, describe in detail one way of:
	   a. 	measuring the rate of transpiration
	   b. 	measuring the rate of photosynthesis
	   c. 	separating pigments
1982:
	Describe the similarities and differences between the biochemical pathways 
	of aerobic respiration and photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells. Include in your 	discussion the major reactions, the end products, and energy transfers.
1983:
	Relate the structure of an angiosperm leaf to each of the following.
	   a. 	Adaptations for photosynthesis and food storage.
	   b. 	Adaptations for food translocation and water transport.
	   c. 	Specialized adaptations to a desert environment.
1986:
	Describe the light reactions of photosynthesis and, for both a C3 and a C4 plant, 
	trace the path of a carbon dioxide molecule from the point at which it enters a 
	plant to its incorporation into a glucose molecule. Include leaf anatomy and 
	biochemical pathways in your discussion of each type of plant. 

1993:
	Membranes are important structural features of cells.

	(a)   Describe how membrane structure is related to the transport of 
	         materials across a membrane.
	(b)   Describe the role of membranes in the synthesis of ATP in either 
	         cellular respiration or photosynthesis.