In my plant physiology 510 class I am currently reviewing the topic opf photosynthesis. This has been a common topic covered in my science classes throughout my academic career. Although I have not gone into this much depth in any class before, it is truly fascinating. On the surface photosynthesis is a simple reaction that involves the reduction of CO2 to glucose and the oxidation of H2O into oxygen. But as I have learned in the past few weeks it is a very complex reaction that includes to photosystems and multiple protein complexes. The backbone of this process is the electron transport chain that connects the two photosystems. It also has two different sub reactions, light and dark. Light reactions, just like their name states, occurs in the presence of light. Meanwhile dark reactions do not require the presence of light. The perfect of efficiency of the reaction is amazing and makes it quite obvious as two why it is one the essential reactions to life itself.
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