An Intro to Photosynthesis

Chloroplasts, found in plant cells and not animal cells, conduct photosynthesis. There main function is absorbing sunlight and converting it into sugar molecules and ATP/NADPH for energy. Here’s a simple diagram of what a chloroplast looks like. The chloroplasts are double membrane bound organelles and have a system of three membranes: the outer membrane, the…

Organic Molecules + Some Basic Review

Reflecting back on the week, I discovered something: I am still really confused on macromolecules. So, I decided to really focus in on identifying the four different macromolecules, and here are summaries of each. DNA is found in the nucleus There are 4 different types of macromolecules: Nucleic Acids Essentially DNA and RNA Nucleotides are…