Saturday, April 2, 2016

Chapter 6: photosynthesis preview questions ☼

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1. Energy is required for a variety of life processes including
a)
growth and reproduction.
b)
movement.
c)
transport of certain materials across cell membranes.
d)
All of the above

2. Heterotrophs are organisms that can
a)
produce food from inorganic molecules and sunlight.
b)
survive without energy.
c)
consume other organisms for energy.
d)
carry out either photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

3. Based on the cycle of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, one can say that the ultimate original source of energy for all living things on Earth is
a)
glucose.
c)
the sun.
b)
water.
d)
carbon dioxide.

4. The process whereby plants capture energy and make complex molecules is known as
a)
homeostasis.
c)
photosynthesis.
b)
evolution.
d)
development.

5. Suspended in the fluid stroma of chloroplasts are
a)
organelles called eukaryotes.
b)
numerous mitochondrial membranes.
c)
small coins that provide energy.
d)
stacks of thylakoids called grana.

6. The sun is considered the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth because
a)
all organisms carry out photosynthesis.
b)
all organisms carry out cellular respiration.
c)
either photosynthetic organisms or organisms that have eaten them provide energy for all other organisms on Earth.
d)
the sun heats Earth’s atmosphere.

7. The role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is to
a)
absorb light energy.
b)
pass electrons to carotenoids.
c)
split water molecules.
d)
All of the above

8. Chlorophyll is green because
a)
it absorbs green wavelengths of light.
b)
it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths, which make green.
c)
it reflects green wavelengths of light.
d)
it transmits light and causes an optical illusion.

9. What happens when a chlorophyll molecule absorbs light?
a)
Some of its electrons are raised to a higher energy level.
b)
It disintegrates, giving off huge amounts of heat.
c)
It glows, radiating green light and giving the plant a green appearance.
d)
It attracts electrons from other molecules.

10. chloroplast : grana ::
a)
photosystem : pigment molecules
b)
chlorophyll : pigments
c)
thylakoids : photosynthesis
d)
chlorophyll : green

11. When electrons of a chlorophyll molecule are raised to a higher energy level,
a)
they become a particle of light.
b)
they form a glucose bond.
c)
they enter an electron transport chain.
d)
they enter the Calvin cycle.

12. NADP+ is important in photosynthesis because it
a)
becomes oxidized to form NADP.
b)
is needed to form chlorophyll.
c)
provides additional oxygen atoms.
d)
provides protons and electrons for some reactions.

13. The electrons of photosystem I
a)
are eventually replaced by electrons from photosystem II.
b)
attach to water molecules during the light reaction.
c)
are at the end of the electron transport chain.
d)
are absorbed by oxygen molecules to form water.

14. The source of oxygen produced during photosynthesis is
a)
carbon dioxide.
c)
chlorophyll.
b)
water.
d)
glucose.

15. The major atmospheric byproduct of photosynthesis is
a)
nitrogen.
c)
water.
b)
carbon dioxide.
d)
oxygen.

16. During the Calvin cycle, carbon-containing molecules are produced from
a)
carbon atoms from ATP.
b)
carbon atoms, hydrogen atoms, and oxygen atoms from glucose.
c)
carbon atoms from carbon dioxide in the air and hydrogen atoms from water.
d)
carbon atoms from carbon dioxide in the air and hydrogen atoms from NADPH.

17. Which of the following processes occurs in the thylakoid membrane and converts captured light energy into chemical energy?
a)
the Calvin cycle
c)
light absorption
b)
ATP synthase
d)
chemiosmosis

18. Chemiosmosis in the thylakoid membrane is directly responsible for
a)
adding protons to NADP+.
b)
providing the energy to produce ATP molecules.
c)
producing ATP-synthetase.
d)
generating glucose molecules.

19. At the thylakoid membrane,
a)
electrons return to their original energy levels.
b)
electrons are pushed out of the thylakoid.
c)
energy from electrons is used to make glucose.
d)
the thylakoid bursts, releasing energy.

20. Products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that provide energy for the Calvin cycle are
a)
oxygen and ATP.
c)
ATP and NADPH.
b)
water and oxygen.
d)
oxygen and NADPH.

21. The energy used in the Calvin cycle for the production of carbohydrate molecules comes from
a)
ATP made during cellular respiration.
b)
the Krebs cycle.
c)
ATP made in the light reactions of photosynthesis.
d)
CO2 absorbed during the last stage of photosynthesis.

22. During photosynthesis, the series of reactions that create the complex carbohydrates needed for energy and growth is called
a)
the Calvin cycle.
b)
the Krebs cycle.
c)
the light reactions.
d)
the electron transport chain.

23. All organic molecules contain carbon atoms that ultimately can be traced back in the food chain to
a)
the bodies of heterotrophs.
b)
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
c)
water absorbed by plants.
d)
the carbon that comes from the sun.

24. Which of the following can be produced from the products of the Calvin cycle?
a)
carbohydrates
c)
proteins
b)
lipids
d)
All of the above

25. c


26. Stacks of thylakoids, called __Grana_____, are suspended in the stroma of chloroplasts.

27. Organisms that harvest energy from either sunlight or chemicals in order to make food molecules are called ____Autotrophs______.

28. The main pigment associated with the two photosystems is __chlorophyll______.

29. The abundance of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere is a result of millions of years of __photosynthesis________.

30. Chemiosmosis in the thylakoid membrane results in the synthesis of ____ATP_____.