Photosynthesis BioRecap

What is the process that transforms the energy of sunlight into chemical energy stored in sugars and other organic molecules called?

• Fermentation

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Glycolysis

Which organisms are referred to as the producers of the biosphere?

• Decomposers

• Autotrophs

• Consumers

• Heterotrophs

What is the name of the process that converts light energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Glycolysis

• Calvin cycle

_____ is the key light-capturing pigment that participates directly in the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

What is the name of the instrument used to measure the relative amounts of light of different wavelengths absorbed and transmitted by a pigment solution?

• Barometer

• Thermometer

• Microscope

• Spectrophotometer

What is the name of the process that converts solar energy to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH in chloroplasts?

• Fermentation

• Photosynthesis

• Glycolysis

• Calvin cycle

What is the enzyme that catalyzes the first step of the Calvin cycle by incorporating each CO2 molecule into a five-carbon sugar named ribulose bisphosphate?

• Lipase

• Rubisco

• Amylase

• Pepsin

What is the three-carbon sugar produced directly from the Calvin cycle?

• 3-phosphoglycerate

• Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P)

• 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate

• Ribulose bisphosphate

What is the primary function of the Calvin cycle in photosynthesis?

• To release oxygen

• To build carbohydrates from smaller molecules and consume energy

• To absorb light energy

• To generate ATP

What is the role of cyclic electron flow in photosynthesis? (choose most accurate answer)

• To produce ATP

• To release oxygen

• To generate NADPH

• To supplement the supply of ATP