Photosynthesis Basics

Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.

• Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

• Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

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The products of photosynthesis are

• water and carbon dioxide

• oxygen and water

• sugar and cabon dioxide

• oxygen and sugar (glucose)

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Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• nitrogen

• carbon dioxide

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Where do the light-dependent reactions occur? 

• thylakoid membrane

• stroma

• mesophyll

• mitochondria

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

• Sucrose

• Dextrose

• Glucose

• Lactose

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The disks in the chloroplast are called:

• Lamellae

• Grana

• Stroma

• Thylakoids

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The electrons for the Light Reactions come from

• NADP+

• Water

• NADPH

• Glucose

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Which part of the plant cell enables photosynthesis?

• Vacuole

• Chloroplast

• Cell Wall

• Chlorophyll

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What are the products to the light reactions?

• Sunlight and Oxygen

• Sunlight and Water

• ATP, NADPH and Oxygen

• ADP, NADP+ and Oxygen

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In what part of photosynthesis is water broken down?

• The Calvin Cycle

• The Dark Reactions

• Photosystem 1 of the ETC

• Photosystem 2 of the ETC