AP Biology Unit 7 Vocabulary

The light reactions occur in the ________ and the dark reactions take place in the ________.

• Chloroplast / thylakoid membrane

• stroma / thylakoid

• mesophyl / stomata

• thylakoid membrane / stroma

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Where does the carbon come from that is used to form glucose?

• The soil

• CO₂ in the air

• From other carbohydrates

• Calvin Cycle

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Where does the Calvin cycle take place?

• stroma of the chloroplast

• thylakoid membrane

• outer membrane of the chloroplast

• interior of the thylakoid membrane

When oxygen is released as a result of photosynthesis, it is a direct by-product of

• reducing NADP+

• splitting water molecules

• chemiosmosis

• electron transfer in photosystem II and I

What is the primary function of the Calvin cycle?

• regenerate ATP for use in the light reactions of photosynthesis
• produce carbon dioxide for use in the light reactions of photosynthesis
• produce oxygen by oxidizing water
• produce simple sugars from carbon dioxide

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What is the primary function of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

• To produce glucose

• To produce NADPH and ATP

• To use ATP

• To produce RuBP

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What supplies the electrons that are lost in PS I?

• the electrons from PS II

• water

• glucose

• oxygen

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What is the function of NADP+?

• It absorbs light

• It is an electron carrier

• It is a light-reflecting pigment

• It acts as long-term energy storage

Which of the following molecules is not needed for the Calvin Cycle?

• CO₂

• ATP

• NADPH

• H₂O

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Green plants reflect ________ light.

• Red

• Green

• All

• Red and Violet

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