I made some edits to photosynthesis and used another source.

Photosynthesis
Photosynthesis is a process by plants to convert sunlight into chemical energy that can be stored as carbohydrate molecules such as sugars to produce CO2 and water. The chemical equation of photosynthesis is an endergonic reaction since it absorbs the energy of sunlight to start the reaction. The photosynthesis equation is 6CO2 + 6H2O ——-> C6H12O6 + 6O2. Photosynthesis occurs when energy from light is absorbed in chloroplasts of plant leaves. In these reactions that depend on light (light-dependent reactions) some energy is used to take electrons from substances such as water to produce oxygen. The splitting of the water molecule frees the hydrogen to create NADPH (reduced form of NADP+) and ATP. In plants and algae, sugars are produced by a series of light-independent reactions called the Calvin Cycle. In the Calvin Cycle, carbon dioxide is included into already existing carbon compounds. Using the ATP and the NADPH produced in the light-dependent reactions, the compounds are reduced to form carbohydrates such as glucose. In the light-dependent reactions a molecule of the pigment chlorophyll absorbs a photon (particle of visible light with zero mass) and loses one electron. The electron is passed to pheophytin (modified chlorophyll) which passes the electron to a quinone (aromatic compound that is important as a coenzyme or electron acceptor and also used in making dyes) starting the flow of electrons down an electron transport chain that leads to a reduction of NADP to NADPH. This process creates a proton gradient across the chloroplast membrane which is used by ATP synthase to produce ATP. When a water molecule is split in a process called photolysis, the chlorophyll molecule gains the electron it lost and O2 is released. Light-dependent reactions occur in the thylakoid membrane (thylakoids are flattened sacs inside a chloroplast that carry out photosynthesis) and occur as cyclic and noncyclic. In the noncyclic reaction photons are captured in the light harvesting complexes (array of protein and chlorophyll molecules in the thylakoid membrane) of photosystem II (protein complexes that carry out the absorption of light and transfer of energy and electrons). The absorption of a photon from the light harvesting complex frees an electron that can be transferred to pheophytin (primary electron acceptor). While the electrons are traveling down the electron transport chain, protons (Hydrogen ions) are being pumped into the thylakoid space (chemiosmosis). An ATP synthase enzyme uses this to generate ATP during photophosphorylation and NADPH is also produced. The cyclic reaction only replenishes ATP without producing NADPH. In the light-independent reactions or the Calvin Cycle, the enzyme Rubisco (catalyzes the reaction that incorporates CO2 into the Calvin Cycle) captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and uses the NADPH (formed in the light-dependent reactions) to release three-carbon sugars that are later combined to form sugar and starch.

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Rubisco

thanks anita for catching the mistake in the first line, sometimes when i’m writing a lot of information, it can be hard to catch mistakes like that. thanks for your edits. the main part of photosynthesis occurs in the leaves b/c chloroplasts are located there and they help the process of photosynthesis. leaves are like the windows in a plant, they have chloroplasts (window panes) whom they can open and the thylakoid (window screen within the chloroplast) can filter in light to produce energy. this reminds me of a life scenario where the leaves of the plant which are the highest on the tree supported by branches (much like friends and people support and hold each other up) and the heart of a person can be like the thylakoid which opens and brings in light and happiness.

i am currently going to read a few books from the library and this is one of them: Twelve by twelve : a one-room cabin off the grid & beyond the American dream by Powers, William, 1971-

i read a preview on googlebooks.com and i enjoyed how the author explains about combining science and spirituality. i also read the part when he mentions a friend whom he calls “Dr. Jackie Benton” who is a poet and scientist. i also want to go for a doctorate and combine both science and poetry so when i read that there were others like me out there, i was quite excited. i also have sent requests to join writing groups on facebook and have submitted a writing sample to The Write Life and posted a link to it on google play. the poems i submitted were the ones about youth struggles. i like your term on “Poescience” it is quite creative and makes me smile. i realize there are more people who are scientific philosophers than i thought and that makes me elated and drives the inner bully out b/c it had been telling me that a person can’t be creative and logical at the same time.

i agree, some writers lack a story and meaning b/c they write for perfection and for sales. i like to write poetry b/c it helps me express my feelings and i like the idea of how words can help inspire others. when i am dancing alone, i don’t care about being pretty or having the crowd’s attention to my talents, i dance b/c i am truly me being lifted by the music and letting the words of the music tell me how to move myself. i like the idea of posting the poems in short snippets. i am currently reading a book called “To the Hilt.” and it’s about a father who is in financial trouble in london (his trusted advisor Norman Quoron betrayed him and his King Alfred’s brewery and he should have trusted Tobias Tollright) and asks his stepson, Alex to help him. Alex leads a simplistic life as a painter in scotland to help salvage his reputation. Alex realizes he must help protect his stepfather’s horse Golden Malt which is a racehorse and also King Alfred’s Golden Cup from becoming assets to pay debts. Alex who enjoys living in the Scottish Highlands in solitude where he can paint golf scenes now finds himself being part of the business world. I like Alex’s attitude when people like his friend emily (and says Alex’s paintings sell to golfers and people they “capture the perseverance of the human spirit” pg 60) who trains racehorses think him a bit strange to be a painter because he says “I paint what I like. I earn my bread. I’ll never be Rembrandt. I settle for what I can do, and if that is to give pleasure, well it’s better than nothing.” (Dick Francis pg 61). Alexander talks about how people think he is strange when they see his long hair in curls and also his paint-splattered clothes and how society thinks people are a team and doesn’t like solitude, but he thinks more creatively when he is alone and he doesn’t care if he is odd. I also didn’t know that “diminuedoed” was a word until i saw it in the book describing the horses hooves decreasing in the distance. it’s an italian term that applies to musical sound and it’s synonym is decrescendo. plangent means loud sound like a bell and largo means slow.

i like environmental science b/c it is easier to understand than molecular biology, but the latter is more interesting. i love nature so learning about the ecosystem and how organisms play their part is quite cool, but since i want to research stem cells and neural functions i think molecular biology gives more detail into each organism.

i love nature, but i think most of my career is headed in the medical field b/c i have a lot of information in my mind about human and animal systems. i want to be a molecular biologist and study how to help people prevent diseases such as cancer. i feel a bit sorry for patsy b/c i understand her frustration at alex getting the financial advisor when he lives in scotland while she lives with ivan in england. alex however doesn’t seem too perturbed at patsy b/c he wants to settle things in a simplistic way and that is what i like about him. i feel as if patsy reminds me of myself at times with andrew since we compete and the teachers seem to like andrew better. i don’t approve of her manipulation her father and her husband to possibly sell the golden cup, but i believe her reason is b/c she wants to salvage the brewery’s reputation. i think being a molecular biologist allows me to use my analytical skills to help others, while on the side i will be an environmental biologist and write poetry to help me relax. i really enjoy this tinybuddha forum b/c it has helped me realize more about myself. looking back at the first post, i was a lost confused teen unsure of my worth and now i’m starting to build my confidence and i know that whatever career i go into will probably relate to to science and health (includes mental, physical and spiritual). i think i might make my college essay titled “How the Blog changed my Life.”