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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Important Terms}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The process by which green plants make {\bf{glucose}} or food with the help of {\bf{Carbon dioxide and water}} in presence of {\bf{sunlight}} and chlorophyll is called Photosynthesis} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{6CO`2` + 12H`2`O -{}-\textgreater{} C`6`H`12`O`6` + 6O`2` + 6H`2`O} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{NADP- {\bf{Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chlorophyll is the green pigment found in plants.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chloroplasts are {\bf{minute oval bodies}} bounded by a double membrane, and their interior contains closely packed flattened sacks ({\bf{{\emph{thylakoids}}}}) arranged in piles ({\bf{{\emph{grana}}}}) lying in a colourless ground substance called {\bf{stroma}}.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 5) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The Carbon Cycle is a {\bf{series of chemical reactions}} in which carbon as a chemical element is {\bf{removed}} from the air, used by {\bf{living organisms in their body processes}} and is finally returned to air.} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 5) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Photolysis of water}}: Chemical decomposition of water induced by light or other radiant energy. Photolysis plays an important role in photosynthesis, during which it produces energy by splitting water molecules into gaseous oxygen and hydrogen ions.} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 6) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{In the process of photosynthesis, the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP using the energy of sunlight is called {\bf{photophosphorylation.}}} \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stomatal Opening and Closing}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/seremin_1659872086_Stomatal Opening and Closing.png}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Adaptations in Leaf For Photosynthesis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Large Surface Area}} - for maximum light absorption} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Leaf Arrangement}} - at the right angle to the light source to obtain maximum light} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Cuticle and Upper Epidermis}} - are transparent and waterproof to allow light to enter freely} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Numerous Stomata}} - allow rapid exchange of gases} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Thinness of Leaves}} - reduces distance between cells facilitating rapid transport} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Chloroplasts}} - concentrated in the upper layers of leaf to obtain light energy quickly} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Extensive Vein System}} - for rapid transport to and from the mesophyll cells.} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stomatal Transpiration}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{The following steps are involved in stomatal transpiration:}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Osmotic diffusion transports water from the leaf's xylem to the intercellular space above the stomata.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{The stomata open and close.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Through stomata, water is transported from the intercellular space to the external environment.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Factors Affecting Photosynthesis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Light Intensity} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Carbon Dioxide Concentration} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Temperature} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Water Content} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Chlorophyll} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Protoplasm} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Structure Of Leaf} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Importance Of Photosynthesis}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Provides Food} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Provides Oxygen} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stages in Photosynthesis:}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Light Reaction}}: Light reaction occurs in the thylakoids during daytime in the presence of sunlight. Since it results in the formation of chemical energy from radiant energy, it is called a photochemical reaction and it is divided into 4 stages. & {\bf{Dark Reaction}}: This reaction occurs in the stroma. Since this reaction results in the formation of biomolecules, it is called a biosynthetic phase. There are three stages identified in the Calvin cycle. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 13) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Absorption of light energy}}: Chlorophyll pigments present in Photosynthetic units in the thylakoids absorb a photon of energy. This results in electrons being excited into a higher energy level. & {\bf{Carboxylation}}: CO2 is covalently linked to a 5 carbon sugar (RuBP) and converted to 2 three carbon compounds. \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 10) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Photolysis of water}}: The excess energy is used to split a molecule of water into H+ and OH– ions. Oxygen is formed as a byproduct and is released into the atmosphere. 4H₂O → 4H⁺ + 4(OH) ⁻ (i) 4(OH) ⁻→ 2H₂O + O₂ + 4e⁻ (ii) 2H₂O→ 4H⁺ + O₂ + 4e⁻ (adding i + ii) & {\bf{Reduction}}: In the presence of the energy stored in the NADPH₂ and ATP, the two 3-carbon molecules combine to form a six carbon glucose molecule. NADP is got back from NADPH₂ and ADP is obtained from ATP. These are used in the next cycle of the light reaction. (The hydrogen released is used to reduce carbon dioxide into sugar molecule). \tn % Row Count 41 (+ 18) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Stages in Photosynthesis: (cont)}} \tn % Row 3 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Reduction of NADP}}: 2NADP + 4e⁻ + 4H⁺ → NADPH & {\bf{Regeneration}}: The CO2 acceptor RuBP reforms at the expense of ATP. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Photophosphorylation}}: In the presence of sunlight, ADP binds with inorganic phosphate to form ATP. (ADP + Pià ATP)} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The ATP and NADPH formed in the reaction are used to reduce CO₂ to carbohydrates in the dark reaction.} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}