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Photosynthesis

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

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Class
Date
1.

Organisms, such as plants, that can make their own food are called:

a)

Duotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Autotrophs

2.

Organisms, such as animals, that consume other organisms for energy are called:

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Omnitrophs

d)

Duotrophs

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 parts that makes up ATP?

a)

Adenine base

b)

3 Phosphate Groups

c)

5-Carbon Sugar (Ribose)

d)

Carboxyl Tail

4.

How is energy used in the cells?

a)

The bond between the 2nd and 3rd phosphate is broken, converting ATP into ADP.

b)

The bond between the 1st and 2nd phosphate is broken, converting ATP into AMP.

c)

The bond between the 2nd and 3rd phosphate is remade, converting ADP into ATP.

d)

The bond between the 1st and 2nd phosphate is remade, converting AMP into ATP.

5.

True of False: Once ATP has been converted into ADP it can never be remade.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

True or False: 6CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) + 6H2O (Water) + Sunlight ==> C6H12O6 (Sugar/Glucose) + 6O2 (Oxygen)

a)

True

b)

False

7.

What captures sunlight in plants?

a)

Pigments/Chlorophyll

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Stroma

8.

Chlorophyll are typically best at using which color light?

a)

Orange

b)

Green/Yellow

c)

Blue/Violet

d)

Red

9.

Chlorophyll are typically worst at using which color light?

a)

Orange

b)

Green/Yellow

c)

Blue/Violet

d)

Red

10.

What are sac-like photosynthetic membranes called?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Thylakoids

c)

Granum

d)

Stroma

11.

What is a stack of thylakoids is called?

a)

Stroma

b)

Stacklakoids

c)

Granum

d)

Chlorophyll

12.

What is the space outside the thylakoid membranes called?

a)

Stroma

b)

Photosystems

c)

Granum

d)

Chlorophyll

13.

Proteins in the thylakoid membrane organize chlorophyll and other pigments into clusters known as:

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Granum

c)

NADP+

d)

Photosystems

14.

Where do light-dependent reactions occur within chloroplasts?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Stroma

c)

Thylakoid membranes.

d)

Lumen

15.

Where do light-independent reactions occur within chloroplasts?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Stroma

c)

Thylakoid membranes.

d)

Lumen

16.

What is the main job of Photosystem II?

a)

The light absorbed is used to break up water molecules into hydrogen ions (H+).

b)

High-energy electrons move from Photosystem II into Photosystem I.

c)

Enzymes in the membrane use the electrons to form NADPH.

d)

The inside of the thylakoid membranes fills ups with hydrogen ions and are then moved across the thylakoid membrane.

17.

What is the main job of Photosystem I?

a)

The inside of the thylakoid membranes fills ups with hydrogen ions and are then moved across the thylakoid membrane.

b)

High-energy electrons move from Photosystem II into Photosystem I.

c)

Enzymes in the membrane use the electrons to form NADPH.

d)

The light absorbed is used to break up water molecules into hydrogen ions (H+).

18.

What is the main job of the electron transport chain?

a)

The light absorbed is used to break up water molecules into hydrogen ions (H+).

b)

High-energy electrons move from Photosystem II into Photosystem I.

c)

The inside of the thylakoid membranes fills ups with hydrogen ions and are then moved across the thylakoid membrane.

d)

Enzymes in the membrane use the electrons to form NADPH.

19.

What is the main job of the hydrogen ion movement pump?

a)

Enzymes in the membrane use the electrons to form NADPH.

b)

High-energy electrons move from Photosystem II into Photosystem I.

c)

The inside of the thylakoid membranes fills ups with hydrogen ions and are then moved across the thylakoid membrane.

d)

The light absorbed is used to break up water molecules into hydrogen ions (H+).

20.

What is the final step of the light-dependent reaction stage?

a)

Hydrogen ion movement

b)

Electron transport chain

c)

Synthesis of NADPH

d)

ATP formation

21.

What is the first step of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Energy from ATP and NADPH are used to convert the twelve 3-carbon molecules into higher energy forms.

b)

The ten 3-carbon molecules are converted into six 5-carbon molecules.

c)

Six carbon dioxide molecules are combined with six 5-carbon molecules to produce twelve 3-carbon molecules.

d)

Two 3-carbon molecules are removed from the cycle to produce sugars, lipids, amino acids, and other compounds.

22.

What is the second step of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Energy from ATP and NADPH are used to convert the twelve 3-carbon molecules into higher energy forms.

b)

The ten 3-carbon molecules are converted into six 5-carbon molecules.

c)

Six carbon dioxide molecules are combined with six 5-carbon molecules to produce twelve 3-carbon molecules.

d)

Two 3-carbon molecules are removed from the cycle to produce sugars, lipids, amino acids, and other compounds.

23.

What is the third step of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Energy from ATP and NADPH are used to convert the twelve 3-carbon molecules into higher energy forms.

b)

The ten 3-carbon molecules are converted into six 5-carbon molecules.

c)

Six carbon dioxide molecules are combined with six 5-carbon molecules to produce twelve 3-carbon molecules.

d)

Two 3-carbon molecules are removed from the cycle to produce sugars, lipids, amino acids, and other compounds.

24.

What is the fourth and final step of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

Energy from ATP and NADPH are used to convert the twelve 3-carbon molecules into higher energy forms.

b)

The ten 3-carbon molecules are converted into six 5-carbon molecules.

c)

Six carbon dioxide molecules are combined with six 5-carbon molecules to produce twelve 3-carbon molecules.

d)

Two 3-carbon molecules are removed from the cycle to produce sugars, lipids, amino acids, and other compounds.

25.

Which of the following factors does NOT affect photosynthesis?

a)

Water shortage

b)

Light Intensity

c)

Temperature

d)

Animals in the ecosystem