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Photosynthesis part 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do plants create during photosynthesis?

a)

Carbon Dioxide & Water

b)

Oxygen & Glucose

c)

Sunlight

d)

ATP

2.

What thing(s) does a plant need to undergo photosynthesis? (Read carefully!)

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon dioxide & water

c)

Glucose & oxygen

d)

Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight

3.

Check all the apply:


What are the inputs for photosynthesis?

a)

H2O

b)

CO2

c)

C6H12O6

d)

O2

4.

Check all that apply:


What are the outputs of photosynthesis?

a)

H2O

b)

CO2

c)

C6H12O6

d)

O2

5.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell wall

d)

Vacuole

6.

Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

7.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar

b)

CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light

c)

O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar

d)

CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar

8.

What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things

a)

Sugar

b)

Sun

c)

Moon

d)

Carbon Dioxide

9.

What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?

a)

Chlorosynthesis

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

ADP

d)

Electron Transport

10.

Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?

a)

hydrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

11.

What are the products of photosynthesis?

a)

water and carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and glucose

c)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen and water

12.

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

a)

Oxygen

b)

NADPH

c)

ATP

d)

Glucose (Sugar)

13.
Where do the light reactions happen?
a)
mitochondria membrane
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
stroma
d)
central vacuole
14.
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
15.

What part of the plant cell performs photosynthesis?

a)

The Mitochondrion

b)

The Nucleus

c)

The Chloroplast

d)

The Cell Wall

16.
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
17.
What gas does the process of photosynthesis release into the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
nitrogen
18.
Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called ____.
a)
Lamellae
b)
Stroma
c)
Granum
d)
Glucose
19.
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
20.
ATP gets formed in the light dependent reaction by which process?
a)
Chemiosmosis
b)
Photosmosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
21.

Which of the following equations represents the overall chemical reaction for photosynthesis?

a)

6O2+ 6H2O → C6H12O6+ 6O2

b)

C6H12O6 + 6H2O→ 6O2+ 6O2

c)

6CO2+ 6H2O→ C6H12O6+ 6O2

d)

6O2 + 6H2O→ C6H12O6 + 6CO2

22.

Which of the following is not produced in the light reaction?

a)

oxygen

b)

ATP

c)

sugar

23.

Choose the statement that best describes light reaction.

a)

It converts CO2 to sugar molecule

b)

It converts light energy to chemical energy of ATP and NADPH

c)

It takes place in the stroma

24.

What is the maximum wavelength that can be absorbed by Photosystem I?

a)

P680

b)

P700

c)

P650

25.

What is the unit of light?

a)

proton

b)

photon

c)

photosystem

26.

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

a)

chloroplast

b)

stroma

c)

grana

d)

thylakoids

27.

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

28.

When electrons in the reaction-center chlorophyll become so excited; they escape to a nearby __________.

a)

primary electron acceptor molecule

b)

secondary electron acceptor molecule

c)

chloroplast

d)

cellular membrane

29.

After the excited electrons are captured by the primary electron acceptor, water is split in a process known as what?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

photolysis

c)

chemiosmosis

d)

electron transport chain

30.

The energy of a photon first used to ______________ during photosynthesis photosynthesis?

a)

split a water molecule

b)

energize an electron

c)

produce ATP

d)

synthesize glucose

31.

What are the products of the light-dependent reaction?

a)

Glucose

b)

ATP and NADPH

c)

Water and Oxygen

32.

Plants produce oxygen when they photosynthesize. Where does the oxygen come from?

a)

splitting water molecules

b)

ATP synthesis

c)

the electron transport chain

d)

chlorophyll

33.

What is used to reduce NADP in the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis?

a)

Conversion of ATP into ADP +Pi

b)

Electrons from photosystem I

c)

Protons from the thylakoid space

d)

Oxygen from the photolysis of water

34.

Which process occurs during the light dependent reaction of photosynthesis?

a)

ATP, CO2 and H2O are produced

b)

CO2 is used to produce carbohydrates

c)

ATP and O2 are produced

d)

RuBP is phosphorylated

35.

Besides ATP and O2, what other compound is produced as a result of the light dependent reactions?

a)

NADPH (reduced NADP)

b)

NADP+

c)

Glucose

d)

ADP

36.
What is the purpose of splitting water in PS2 of the light dependent reaction?
a)
Provides e- for PS2 and H+ for the thylakoid space
b)
To produce Oxygen for animals
c)
There is no purpose
37.
What photosystem(s) are involved in the light reaction?
a)
Photosystem 1
b)
Photosystem 2
c)
Both
38.
True or False:  The light reaction is dependent of light?
a)
True
b)
False
39.

Which photosystem comes first in the electron transport chain?

a)

Photosystem 1

b)

Photosystem 2

c)

Photolysis

d)

ATP Synthase

40.

What are the reactants to the Light Reactions?

a)

Sunlight and Water

b)

Sunlight and Oxygen

c)

Oxygen and Water

d)

Sunlight and Carbon Dioxide