Photosynthesis and Respiration

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Infobase Publishing, 2006 - Electronic books - 177 pages
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The ultimate source of energy is the sun, and the portal through which this life force flows into the biosphere is carried out by green plants. As a result, all organisms-plants, animals, and microbes-use photosynthetic energy for their own needs.
 

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Contents

A Short Course in Bioenergetics
24
Photosynthesis LightDependent Reactions
42
Photosynthesis Fixing Carbon
64
Cellular Respiration Retrieving Energy and Carbon
88
Photosynthesis and the Environment
110
An Evolutionary History of Energy Metabolism
134
Glossary
150
Bibliography and Further Reading
159
Websites
160
Index
162
Picture Credits
167
About the Author
168
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TitlePhotosynthesis and Respiration
The Green World
AuthorWilliam G. Hopkins
PublisherInfobase Publishing, 2006
ISBN1438106971, 9781438106977
Length177 pages
  
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