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Light Reactions (H Photosynthesis)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which photosystem comes first in the electron transport chain?

a)

Photosystem 1

b)

Photosystem 2

c)

Photolysis

d)

ATP Synthase

2.

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

3.

What are the products to the light reactions?

a)

Sunlight and Oxygen

b)

Sunlight and Water

c)

ATP, NADPH and Oxygen

d)

ADP, NADP+ and Oxygen

4.

Where do the light reactions occur?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Stroma

c)

Granum

d)

Thylakoid

5.

In what part of photosynthesis is water broken down?

a)

The Calvin Cycle

b)

The Dark Reactions

c)

Photosystem 1 of the ETC

d)

Photosystem 2 of the ETC

6.

What is the product of Photosystem 1?

a)

ATP

b)

NADPH

c)

Oxygen

d)

Glucose

7.

What is a waste product of Photosystem 2?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Sugar

8.
The disks in the chloroplast are called:
a)
Lamellae
b)
Grana
c)
Stroma
d)
Thylakoids
9.
In the light reactions of photosynthesis, H+ are pumped:
a)
In from the stroma
b)
Out of the stroma
c)
Into the chloroplast
d)
Out of the thylakoid
10.

Which of the following are products of the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis are utilized in the light-independent reactions?

a)

O2 and glucose

b)

H2O and O2

c)

electrons and H+

d)

ATP and NADPH

11.

The light reactions occur in the ________ and the light independent reactions take place in the ________.

a)

Chloroplast / thylakoid membrane

b)

stroma / thylakoid

c)

mesophyll / stomata

d)

thylakoid membrane / stroma

12.

Electron transport helps establish a _____ that powers ATP production.

a)

proton gradient

b)

vacuole

c)

peroxisome

d)

power vault

13.

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

a)

Oxygen

b)

NADPH

c)

ATP

d)

Glucose (Sugar)

14.

Where do the electrons in Photosystem I go?

a)

they go to Photosystem II

b)

they get collected by ADP and turn into ATP

c)

they get collected by NADP+ and turn into NADPH

d)

they go to the ATP Synthase

15.
Use the diagram to answer the question. Which chemical is an electron carrier molecule?
a)
H2O
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
NADP+
d)
oxygen
16.
What supplies the electron that is lost in PS II?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
glucose
d)
rubisco
17.
ATP gets formed in the light dependent reaction by which process?
a)
Chemiosmosis
b)
Photosmosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
18.
It is important to create a concentration of H+  in the thylakoid space so that the H+ can diffuse through_________ to create ______.
a)
ATP synthase, ATP
b)
NADH, NADPH
c)
proton pump, protons
19.

What does light do when it strikes the chlorophyll molecules of photosystems I and II?

a)

Light causes glucose to be synthesized directly inside the chlorophyll molecules of the photosystems.

b)

Light causes electrons to get excited (gain energy) and travel down the electron transport chain embedded in the thylakoid membrane.

c)

Light causes the conversion of water into carbon dioxide, oxygen, and electrons.

d)

Light directly causes carbon dioxide to attach to RuBP during the carbon fixation stage of the Calvin Cycle.

20.

After light excites the electron and they leave Photosystem II to travel down the first electron transport chain, how are these electrons replaced to Photosystem II?

a)

Oxygen is reduced and the electrons are given to the chlorophyll molecules of photosystem II.

b)

Carbon dioxide is split, and the electrons are given to the chlorophyll molecules of photosystem II.

c)

Hydrogen undergoes fusion, and the electrons are given to the chlorophyll molecules of photosystem II.

d)

Water is split, and the electrons are given to the chlorophyll molecules of photosystem II.