DP Biology (first assessment 2025)
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C1.3. Photosynthesis

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C1.3.1. Transformation of light energy to chemical energy when carbon compounds are produced in photosynthesis

C1.3.2. Conversion of carbon dioxide to glucose in photosynthesis using hydrogen obtained by splitting water

C1.3.3. Oxygen as a by-product of photosynthesis in plants, algae and cyanobacteria

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C1.3.4. Separation and identification of photosynthetic pigments by chromatography

C1.3.5. Absorption of specific wavelengths of light by photosynthetic pigments

C1.3.6. Similarities and differences of absorption and action spectra

C1.3.7. Techniques for varying concentrations of carbon dioxide, light intensity or temperature experimentally to investigate the effects of limiting factors on the rate of photosynthesis

C1.3.8. Carbon dioxide enrichment experiments as a means of predicting future rates of photosynthesis and plant growth

C1.3.9. Photosystems as arrays of pigment molecules that can generate and emit excited electrons

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C1.3.10. Advantages of the structured array of different types of pigment molecules in a photosystem

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C1.3.11. Generation of oxygen by the photolysis of water in photosystem II

C1.3.12. ATP production by chemiosmosis in thylakoids

C1.3.13. Reduction of NADP by photosystem I

C1.3.14. Thylakoids as systems for performing the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis

C1.3.15. Carbon fixation by Rubisco

C1.3.16. Synthesis of triose phosphate using reduced NADP and ATP

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C1.3.17. Regeneration of RuBP in the Calvin cycle using ATP

C1.3.18. Synthesis of carbohydrates, amino acids and other carbon compounds using the products of the Calvin cycle and mineral nutrients

C1.3.19. Interdependence of the light-dependent and light-independent reactions