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Launch ↗ Light Reactions Simulator
The light dependent reactions capture energy from sunlight and store it in a chemical form the cell can use. Splitting water supplies electrons, which travel through the photosystems and an electron transport chain, building a proton gradient that drives ATP synthesis and ending in NADPH. This animation lets you follow that electron flow step by step.
Launch InteractiveTopics covered
- Light dependent reactions
- Photosystems I and II
- Photolysis of water
- Electron transport chain
- Proton gradient and ATP synthase
- NADPH production
- Chloroplast structure
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