What is the main purpose of the light reactions?

To provide the energy and electrons for the Calvin Cycle

To capture energy and make sugar

What is the product of the Calvin Cycle?

Glyceraldehyde 3-Phosphate (G3P)

Calvin Cycle

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Biology

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10th - 11th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS

HS-LS2-5, HS-LS1-5, HS-LS1-6

Standards-aligned

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This quiz thoroughly examines the Calvin cycle, the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis that occur in the chloroplast stroma. Appropriate for grades 10-11, these questions assess students' understanding of carbon fixation, the process by which atmospheric CO₂ is converted into organic compounds like glucose. Students need to grasp the relationship between the light-dependent and light-independent reactions, understanding how NADPH and ATP produced in the thylakoids power the Calvin cycle. The questions require knowledge of key molecular players including RuBP (ribulose bisphosphate), the CO₂ acceptor molecule, and rubisco, the enzyme responsible for carbon fixation. Students must also understand the cyclic nature of these reactions, the production of G3P (glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate) as the immediate product, and how this three-carbon sugar serves as the building block for glucose synthesis. The quiz tests both factual knowledge and conceptual understanding of how photosynthesis converts inorganic carbon into the organic molecules that fuel life on Earth. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying biology in grades 10-11. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension before moving to more complex topics in cellular energetics. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a review activity following laboratory work on photosynthesis, as homework to reinforce classroom instruction, or as a warm-up to activate prior knowledge before exploring related concepts like cellular respiration. The questions align with NGSS HS-LS1-5, which requires students to use models to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy, and support Common Core mathematical practices through quantitative reasoning about molecular structures and chemical processes. This type of focused assessment helps teachers identify specific misconceptions about the Calvin cycle while building student confidence in their understanding of this fundamental biological process.

Calvin Cycle

15 questions

Taking in CO₂from the atmosphere and turning it into glucose is called

Which substance from the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis is a source of energy for the Calvin Cycle?

Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?

What are the products of photosynthesis?

What is the main purpose of the light reactions?

TRUE or FALSE. The Calvin Cycle can happen during the day.

True or False. The Calvin Cycle can happen at night.

Which of the following is NOT a reactant of the Calvin Cycle?

What is the name of the simple sugar that is produced in photosynthesis?

When carbon first enters the Calvin cycle, what molecule does it combine with?

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Calvin Cycle

15 questions

Taking in CO2 from the atmosphere and turning it into glucose is called

Which substance from the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis is a source of energy for the Calvin Cycle?

Where does the Calvin Cycle occur?

What are the products of photosynthesis?

What is the main purpose of the light reactions?

TRUE or FALSE. The Calvin Cycle can happen during the day.

True or False. The Calvin Cycle can happen at night.

Which of the following is NOT a reactant of the Calvin Cycle?

What is the name of the simple sugar that is produced in photosynthesis?

When carbon first enters the Calvin cycle, what molecule does it combine with?

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Taking in CO₂from the atmosphere and turning it into glucose is called