Color drawings, pictures and electron micrographs are animated in a forty four slide multimedia presentation. One such animation shows the the transfer of energy and electrons that occurs in the pigment antennae within the thylacoid membranes of the chloroplast. Students learn the relationships between carbon dioxide, water, oxygen, and glucose, and they see the interrelatedness of these compounds and energy flow through an ecosystem. The location of the chloroplasts and their component parts are outlined. Students see the relationship between the energy in different wavelengths of light and the light absorbed by different photosynthetic pigments.
Light is described both as wavelengths and photons.
The specific reactions occurring in photosystems II and I are included. Those high energy molecules produced in the light reactions drive the dark reactions, also known as the Calvin cycle. Students can see the synthetic and regenerative nature of the Calvin cycle. The functions of some enzymes are listed. Students may jump to different locations in the program or look up scientific terms in the glossary.