Textbook Question
Photosynthetic bacteria that also fix nitrogen are:
a. Mycoplasmas
b. Spirilla
c. Bacteroids
d. Cyanobacteria
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13. Photosynthesis
Prokaryotic Photosynthesis
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The metabolic process photosynthesis occurs in which part of the bacterial cell?
A
Gas vacuoles.
B
Mitochondria.
C
Chloroplasts.
D
Cytoplasmic membrane.
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Understand that photosynthesis is a process used by some bacteria to convert light energy into chemical energy.
Recognize that bacteria do not have organelles like mitochondria or chloroplasts, which are found in eukaryotic cells.
Identify that in photosynthetic bacteria, the cytoplasmic membrane plays a crucial role in housing the components necessary for photosynthesis.
Learn that the cytoplasmic membrane contains pigments and proteins that capture light energy and facilitate the conversion into chemical energy.
Conclude that the cytoplasmic membrane is the correct location for photosynthesis in bacteria, as it is where the light-dependent reactions occur.
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