what are the 6 reactants and products of light dependent and light independent reactions of photosynthesis.
The light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis involve different reactants and products.
Light-dependent reactions:
1. Reactants:
- Light energy (photons)
- Water (H2O)
2. Products:
- Oxygen (O2)
- Energized electrons (or high-energy electrons)
- ATP (Adenosine triphosphate)
- NADPH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
Light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle):
1. Reactants:
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- ATP
- NADPH
2. Products:
- Glucose (C6H12O6)
- ADP (Adenosine diphosphate)
- NADP+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)
It's important to note that while light-dependent reactions occur in the thylakoid membrane of chloroplasts (where light energy is converted into chemical energy), light-independent reactions occur in the stroma of chloroplasts (where carbon dioxide is converted into glucose using the energy from ATP and NADPH).