Photosynthesis

Question 1

Microscopic holes on the bottoms of leaves called stomata allow _____ in and _____ out.

Accepted Answer

CO2 in and oxygen out

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE about the Calvin Cycle?

Accepted Answer

it requires the products of the light reaction

Question 3

Plants possess

Accepted Answer

both chloroplasts and mitochondria

Question 4

Which processes utilize an electron transport chain?

Accepted Answer

all use electron transport chains

Question 5

The whole purpose of photosynthesis is to produce

Accepted Answer

sugar for plants to use for growth

Question 6

What color does chlorophyll not absorb well?

Accepted Answer

Colors in the green region of the spectrum

Question 7

Plants grown under green light will grow ___ plants grown under red light.

Accepted Answer

less than

Question 8

Which of the following supports the claim that chloroplasts and mitochondria were once free-living bacteria?

Accepted Answer

they possess their own circular DNA and ribosomes

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT needed in photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

oxygen

Question 10

Justify the claim that the Calvin cycle can't work in the dark even though it doesn't use light

Accepted Answer

Light RX makes NADPH/ATP for Calvin cycle

Question 11

Why would the candle in the jar with a plant burn longer?

Accepted Answer

the plant provides oxygen for the fire to burn

Question 12

Where do light reactions take place?

Accepted Answer

Thylakoid membranes of the Chloroplast

Question 13

Plants contain

Accepted Answer

both chloroplasts and mitochondria

Question 14

What are the bubbles produced in the experiment shown? They are produced due to the _____ formed in the ___.

Accepted Answer

oxygen; light reactions

Question 15

According to endosymbiotic theory, an ancient cell engulfed

Accepted Answer

photosynthetic prokaryotes which gave rise to chloroplasts

Question 16

The light reactions take place in the ___; Calvin cycle in the ___.

Accepted Answer

thylakoids; stroma

Question 17

Endosymbiotic theory explains the evolution of

Accepted Answer

mitochondria and chloroplasts

Question 18

NADPH is an electron carrier made in the ____ and used in the ____

Accepted Answer

light reactions; Calvin Cycle

Question 19

In photosynthesis, the PRODUCTS of the CALVIN CYCLE are

Accepted Answer

glucose

Question 20

Chlorophyll can absorb slightly different colors of light. What colors will Chlorophyll absorb best?

Accepted Answer

Red and Blue

Question 21

In photosynthesis, which products of light reaction are USED to power the Calvin Cycle?

Accepted Answer

NADPH and ATP

Question 22

Which of the following are electron carriers?

Accepted Answer

all are correct

Question 23

Which came first, aerobic respiration or photosynthesis and why?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis; oxygen had to be produced first

Question 24

In this photosynthesis equation, what PRODUCT comes out of the light reactions?

Accepted Answer

Oxygen

Question 25

What is the chemical equation for Photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

6CO2 + 6H2O ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 26

Mitochondria make ATP in cellular respiration for cell processes; why is ATP made in photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

for plant cells to make glucose in the Calvin cycle

Question 27

Photosynthesis produces ___ as a waste product while Cellular Respiration produces ___.

Accepted Answer

oxygen; carbon dioxide

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