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Unit 3 Photosynthesis

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Which 2 of the following are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

Light

b)

Glucose C6 H12 O6

c)

Water H2O

d)

Oxygen O2

e)

Carbon Dioxide CO2

2.

Which 3 of the following are considered the reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

Water H2O

b)

Carbon Dioxide CO2

c)

Oxygen O2

d)

Glucose C6H12O6

e)

Light

3.

Photosynthesis occurs in which organelle?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

4.

What pigment makes up chloroplast and makes it possible for plants, some protists, and some bacteria to absorb and harness the sun's light?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Carotenoids

d)

Anthocyanins

5.

The energy to run photosynthesis comes from...

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

The Sun

6.

Photosynthesis can occur in which 3 of the following organisms...

a)

Plants

b)

Fish

c)

Fungi

d)

Cyanobacteria

e)

Algae

7.

Oxygen exchange occurs through little holes/pores on the bottom of a leaf called...

a)

Doors

b)

Inputs/Outputs

c)

Stomata/Stoma

d)

Pores

8.

Most of a plants photosynthesis occurs...

a)

In the step

b)

In flower petals

c)

In it's leaves

d)

In it's roots

9.

Most of the matter/mass of a plant when it is growing and performing photosynthesis, comes from...

a)

The soil

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

The sun

d)

Other plants

e)

Water

10.

If a toxic spill killed off half of the photosynthetic plankton in the ocean, what would happen to the atmosphere?

a)

The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would decrease

b)

The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would increase

c)

The amount of CO2 in the atmosphere would decrease

d)

There would be no change

11.

Photosynthesis is the conversion of...

a)

Chemical Energy into Life energy

b)

Light Energy into Life Energy

c)

Light Energy into Chemical Energy

d)

Chemical Energy into Light Energy

12.

What enters (reactants) the Light Dependent Reaction?

a)

Light

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

CO2

e)

NADP+ and ADP + Pi

13.

What enters (Reactants) the Light Independent Reaction/Calvin Cycle?

a)

Water

b)

Light

c)

CO2

d)

ATP

e)

NADPH

14.

What is made (products) by the Light Dependent Reaction?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Glucose

c)

ATP

d)

NADPH

e)

CO2

15.

What is made (products) by the Light Independent Reaction (Calvin Cycle)?

a)

Glucose - C6H12O6

b)

NADP+

c)

Oxygen

d)

ADP + Pi

e)

CO2

16.

A/an (a)   is an organism capable of producing it's own food via photosynthesis

17.

Chlorophyll found in chloroplasts, absorbs light best at which 2 wavelengths in the color spectrum?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Blue

d)

Green

e)

Black

18.
How does photosynthesis benefit heterotrophs?
a)
It adds carbon dioxide to the air.
b)
It creates a source of energy they can eat.
c)
It creates clean water.
d)
It eliminates harmful sugars.
19.

What is the role of the chlorophyll? (MULTIPLE SELECT)

a)

Absorbs/reflects light

b)

Helps excite electrons and convert NADP+ to NADPH

c)

Contributes to Light Dependent Reaction

d)

Contributes to Light Independent Reaction

e)

Helps excite electrons and convert NADPH to NADP+

20.

Look at the image. What should be at Y, What should be at Z?

a)

Y = Oxygen O2

Z = Glycerol

b)

Y = Carbon Dioxide CO2

Z = Water H2O

c)

Y = Oxygen O2

Z = Glucose C6H12O6

d)

Y = Glucose C6H12O6

Z = Oxygen O2

21.

Thylakoids are all stacked up, this increases their _________ available for photosynthesis.

a)

sunlight

b)

surface area

c)

energy molecules

d)

glucose

22.

Looking at the image, which is a diagram of the 2 reactions of photosynthesis, what should P and Q be labeled as?

a)

Both P and Q are Light Independent Reactions

b)

P: Light Independent Reaction (Calvin)

Q: Light Dependent Reaction

c)

Both P and Q are Light Dependent Reactions

d)

P: Light Dependent Reaction

Q: Light Independent Reaction (Calvin)

23.

Photosynthesis takes like energy and converts it into chemical energy in the form of glucose (C6H12O6). The energy is stored in the chemical (a)   between the atoms of glucose.

24.

The Light Dependent Reaction needs (a)   to happen.

25.

Where does Light Dependent Reaction take place?

a)

Thylakoids

b)

Stroma

26.

Where does Light Independent Reaction take place?

a)

Thylakoids

b)

Stroma

27.

What happens during photosynthesis? (MULTIPLE SELECT)

a)

Absorbs/reflects light

b)

Converts chemical energy into light energy

c)

Converts light energy into chemical energy

d)

Stores energy in the chemical bonds of sugar

e)

Electrons become excited/energized

28.

The ​ (a)   are the home of the light dependent cycle. The ​ (b)   is the home of the light independent (Calvin Cycle).

Choose from the below words
thylakoids
stroma
lumen
stoma
granum
chloroplast
29.

G = ​ (a)   , D (pointing to liquid filling it up) = ​ (b)   , B = ​ (c)   , and contained within the thylakoids is the pigment ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
granum/grana
stroma
thylakoid
chlorophyll
chloroplast
stomata
cytoplasm
matrix