Learning Objectives

5.2.1 Summarize chemosynthesis, which results in the synthesis of energy-rich carbon-carbon bonds.

5.2.2 Outline the steps in the light-driven reactions and carbon reactions of photosynthesis, describing their outcomes and how they produce energy-rich compounds in photoautotrophs.

5.2.3 Illustrate how photosynthetic organisms acclimatize and adapt to variations in the intensity of light.

5.2.4 Evaluate the trade-offs that result when a plant controls water loss.

5.2.5 Describe how temperature influences photosynthetic rates through its effect on enzymes and chloroplast membranes.