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Printable photosynthesis sheets are easy to find, but they rarely match the wording in your teacher's notes or the diagrams in your textbook. DeckOwl starts from your own material and builds AP Bio photosynthesis flashcards you can review in the browser, so the terms match what you will actually be tested on.

Light reactions: location, photosystems, water splitting, ATP and NADPH
Calvin cycle: carbon fixation by Rubisco, the stroma, use of ATP and NADPH
Pigments: why chlorophyll absorbs red and blue light and reflects green
Limiting factors: light intensity, carbon dioxide concentration and temperature

Example AP Bio photosynthesis flashcards

Where do the light-dependent reactions take place?In the thylakoid membranes of the chloroplast, where they make ATP and NADPH and release O2 from water.

What does Rubisco do in the Calvin cycle?It catalyzes carbon fixation by attaching carbon dioxide to RuBP, the first step of the cycle.

Where does the Calvin cycle take place?In the stroma, the fluid surrounding the thylakoids, using ATP and NADPH from the light reactions.

Why do most leaves look green?Chlorophyll absorbs most red and blue light and reflects green wavelengths, so green is what reaches your eyes.

What is the source of the oxygen released in photosynthesis?Water. Photosystem II splits H2O, and the oxygen leaves the reaction as O2.

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Good cards for this topic separate the light-dependent reactions from the Calvin cycle, since students often mix up where each happens and what each produces. Ask why as well as what: why the light reactions take place in the thylakoid membrane, or why ATP and NADPH are needed in the stroma.

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What should AP Bio photosynthesis flashcards cover?

Focus on the light-dependent reactions, the Calvin cycle, the role of chlorophyll, and the inputs and outputs of the overall equation. Cards that ask why a step happens tend to hold up better than cards that only ask for a definition.

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