Amoeba sister- Photosynthesis

Which organisms, besides plants, are capable of photosynthesis?

• All fungi

• Only amoebas

• Some protists and bacteria

• Only animals

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What is the main product of photosynthesis that is essential for human survival?

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

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What is the primary reason the narrator wishes to possess the ability of photosynthesis?

• To walk up walls like a gecko

• To produce their own oxygen

• To make their own glucose

• To fly like a peregrine falcon

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What color of light is not well absorbed by chlorophyll?

• Yellow

• Green

• Blue

• Red

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Where do the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis take place?

• In the thylakoids

• In the mitochondria

• In the nucleus

• In the stroma

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What are the products of light-dependent reactions that are used in the Calvin Cycle?

• Glucose and oxygen

• Carbon dioxide and water

• ATP and NADPH

• ADP and NADP+

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What is the role of stomata in photosynthesis?

• Producing glucose

• Absorbing light

• Capturing carbon dioxide

• Releasing oxygen

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Which enzyme plays a major role in fixing carbon dioxide during the Calvin Cycle?

• Amylase

• Rubisco

• Catalase

• Lipase

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How do plants benefit from the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?

• They release carbon dioxide

• They synthesize glucose

• They produce oxygen

• They capture light energy

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What adaptation allows cacti to perform photosynthesis efficiently in desert environments?

• Stomata closure during the day

• CAM photosynthesis

• Chlorophyll concentration

• Leaf shape modification

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