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IB Biology Topic C1.3 Photosynthesis (SL/HL) covers syllabus content as part of Topic C1: Molecules under Theme C: Interaction and Interdependence. Use these Notes, Questionbank, Videos, Flashcards, and Lessons to review the topic, practise exam questions, and move between notes, videos, flashcards, and lessons where available.
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C1.3.1 Transformation of light energy to chemical energy
C1.3.2 Conversion of carbon dioxide to glucose in photosynthesis
C1.3.3 Oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis
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 The effects of limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis
C1.3.8 Carbon dioxide enrichment experiments
C1.3.9 Photosystems (HL)
C1.3.10 Advantages of the structured array of different types of pigment molecules (HL)
C1.3.11 Generation of oxygen by the photolysis of water in photosystem II (HL)
C1.3.12 ATP production by chemiosmosis in thylakoids (HL)
C1.3.13 Reduction of NADP by photosystem I (HL)
C1.3.14 Thylakoids as systems for performing the light-dependent photosynthesis reactions (HL)
C1.3.15 Carbon fixation by Rubisco (HL)
C1.3.16 Synthesis of triose phosphate using reduced NADP and ATP (HL)
C1.3.17 Regeneration of RuBP in the Calvin cycle using ATP (HL)
C1.3.18 Synthesis of carbohydrates, amino acids and other carbon compounds (HL)
C1.3.19 Interdependence of the light-dependent and light-independent reactions (HL)