PhotosynthesisThe two stages, and what each one produces.BiologyThe two stages within the chloroplast.StageLocationProducesLight-dependentThylakoid membraneATP, NADPH, O₂PhotolysisThylakoidSplits water; source of the O₂Calvin cycleStromaGlucose, from CO₂RubiscoStromaFixes CO₂ to RuBPThe oxygen released comes from water, not carbon dioxide. Isotopelabelling established that, and it is a standard exam point.Photosynthesislearnposters.com
Photosynthesis — printable life science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Photosynthesis poster

A 4-row table: Stage · Location · Produces.

The two stages within the chloroplast.

The oxygen released comes from water, not carbon dioxide. Isotope labelling established that, and it is a standard exam point.

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What’s on the Photosynthesis (Cell biology) poster?
A 4-row table: Stage · Location · Produces. The two stages within the chloroplast. Light-dependent — Thylakoid membrane — ATP, NADPH, O₂; Photolysis — Thylakoid — Splits water; source of the O₂; Calvin cycle — Stroma — Glucose, from CO₂; Rubisco — Stroma — Fixes CO₂ to RuBP. The oxygen released comes from water, not carbon dioxide. Isotope labelling established that, and it is a standard exam point.
Who is the Photosynthesis (Cell biology) poster for?
Photosynthesis (Cell biology) belongs to the Biology section rather than to a school year, because life science is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning cell biology can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Photosynthesis (Cell biology) poster?
Light-dependent makes ATP and NADPH. Light-independent uses them to fix carbon. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Photosynthesis (Cell biology) belongs on the wall where that life science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Photosynthesis (Cell biology)?
Cell Cycle Control, Differentiation and The Cell Membrane sit alongside Photosynthesis (Cell biology) in the Biology section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Cell Cycle ControlDifferentiationThe Cell Membrane
Is the Photosynthesis (Cell biology) poster free to download and print?
Yes. Photosynthesis (Cell biology) downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Biology section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Photosynthesis (Cell biology) poster print at?
Photosynthesis (Cell biology) is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Photosynthesis (Cell biology) loses nothing.Printing guide

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