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Chloroplasts and the Light Dependent Reaction

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Oxygen

b)

NADPH

c)

ATP

d)

Glucose (Sugar)

2.
Where do the light reactions happen?
a)
mitochondria membrane
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
stroma
d)
central vacuole
3.
What is the main purpose of the light dependent reactions?
a)
To provide the energy for the calvin cycle
b)
To capture energy and make sugar
c)
To reflect green light
d)
To make sugars
4.

What part of the plant cell performs photosynthesis?

a)

The Mitochondrion

b)

The Nucleus

c)

The Chloroplast

d)

The Cell Wall

5.
What are the two products of the light reactions that are needed for the calvin cycle?
a)
NAD and NADPH
b)
NADP + and Glucose
c)
NADPH and ATP
d)
Oxygen and NADPH
6.
What gas does the process of photosynthesis release into the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
nitrogen
7.
Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called ____.
a)
Lamellae
b)
Stroma
c)
Granum
d)
Glucose
8.
The gel-like material that surrounds the grana is called ____
a)
lamellae
b)
granum
c)
thylakoid
d)
stroma
9.
In the ________________________, energy from the sun is used to make ATP 
a)
light-independent reaction
b)
dark reaction
c)
light-dependent reaction
d)
Calvin cycle
10.

Where does the oxygen released by the light dependent reaction come from?

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Water

d)

Carbon Dioxide

11.

A green molecule in chloroplasts that absorbs some energy in visible light. This molecule has two forms, a and b, which absorb blue and red light from the visible light.

a)

ATP synthase

b)

chlorphyll

c)

stroma

d)

thylakoid

12.

Pancake shaped compartments filled with chlorophyll, that form stacks called grana inside the chloroplast.

a)

chloroplast

b)

stroma

c)

grana

d)

thylakoids

13.

A reaction that requires light, occurs in the thylakoids , and breaks down water to produce oxygen.

a)

light-independent reactions

b)

chemosynthesis

c)

light-dependent reactions

d)

photosynthesis

14.

This molecule is similar to ADP. It carries hydrogen ions.

a)

NADP+

b)

NADPH

c)

ADP+H

d)

ATP-P

15.

This is a molecule that is similar to ATP

a)

NADPH

b)

NADP+

c)

NADPY

d)

ATP-Y

16.

What is the process where the energy in light is used to break up a molecule of water?

a)

hydrolysis

b)

photolysis

c)

glycolysis

d)

nicolysis