Principles of photosynthesis at cellular and leaf levels
Essential elements from today’s lecture:
In this lecture, we discuss photosynthesis, one of the basic processes that distinguish plants from animals. We will
• review fundamentals of leaf-level photosynthesis
• identify general relationships at the whole leaf level
• identify some of the photosynthetic features most responsive to natural selection
Given the autotrophic dependence and general immobility of plants, a number of adaptation allow them to persist through rather large changes in the quality of the physical environment. In this lecture, we will establish the foundation with which to understand the nature of photosynthetic adaptation in future lectures.
Essential elements from today’s lecture:
In this lecture, we discuss photosynthesis, one of the basic processes that distinguish plants from animals. We will
• review fundamentals of leaf-level photosynthesis
• identify general relationships at the whole leaf level
• identify some of the photosynthetic features most responsive to natural selection
Given the autotrophic dependence and general immobility of plants, a number of adaptation allow them to persist through rather large changes in the quality of the physical environment. In this lecture, we will establish the foundation with which to understand the nature of photosynthetic adaptation in future lectures.