Photosynthesis and Respiration Vocab Quiz

Which organelle contains thylakoids and is the site of photosynthesis in plant cells?

• Mitochondrion

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

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What is the fluid-filled space inside a chloroplast where the Calvin cycle takes place?

• Thylakoid

• Granum

• Stroma

• Cytoplasm

Which process captures light energy and converts it into chemical energy during photosynthesis?

• Calvin cycle

• Krebs cycle

• Light reactions

• Glycolysis

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What is the name of the enzyme responsible for ATP production in both photosynthesis and cellular respiration?

• Rubisco

• Photosystem I

• NADH reductase

• ATP synthase

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Which molecule acts as an electron carrier in photosynthesis?

• NADPH

• Glucose

• Oxygen

• NADH

What is the term for the concentration gradient of protons that drives ATP synthesis?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Electrochemical gradient

• Active transport

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Which photosystem is associated with the splitting of water molecules in photosynthesis?

• Photosystem I

• Photosystem II

• Calvin cycle

• Krebs cycle

Which process in cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

• Glycolysis

• Citric acid cycle

• Oxidative phosphorylation

• Fermentation

What is the name of the cycle that regenerates the CO2 acceptor in photosynthesis while producing sugar?

• Light reactions

• Citric acid cycle

• Calvin cycle

• Electron transport chain

Which of the following is NOT a product of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

• ATP

• NADPH

• Oxygen

• Glucose