Answer the following questions regarding this ear of corn. A dwarf white snapdragon is crossed with a plant homozygous for tallness and white flowers. Describe noncyclic photophosphorylation. Explain why anaerobic respiration is not the same as fermentation. In step four of the citric acid cycle, alpha-ketoglutarate is decarboxylated.
Chloroplasts contain chlorophylls a and b and accessory pigments carotenoids and xanthophylls.
Show how an absorption spectrum for chlorophyll a correlates with an action spectrum for photosynthesis. Describe what is meant by the term photosystem in photosynthesis. Summarize the reactions for glycolysis, formation of acetyl coenzyme A, and the citric acid cycle.