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ADV9: Photosynthesis Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 4hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which organelle stores water for use in photosynthesis?

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

2.

Select all that are products of Photosynthesis.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Sunlight (Light Energy)

e)

Glucose (Sugar/food)

3.
Which choice correctly shows the gases that enter and exit plants during photosynthesis?
a)
Enter: Oxygen
Exit: Carbon dioxide
b)
Enter: Water vapor
Exit: Glucose
c)
Enter: Carbon dioxide
Exit: Oxygen
d)
Enter: Light
Exit: Water vapor
4.
Why do plants conduct photosynthesis?
a)
To make light
b)
To make mitochondria
c)
To make glucose
d)
To release carbon dioxide
5.

How does most of the water needed by the plant get into its leaves?

a)

It enters through the stomata

b)

The roots absorb it and then it travels up the stem

c)

It's made during a chemical reaction in the leaf

d)

The flowers capture water and deliver it to the leaves

6.

Which organelle is responsible making food (Glucose) using sunlight?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

7.
Chlorophyll is green because
a)
it absorbs green wavelengths of light
b)
it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths of light
c)
it reflects green wavelengths of light
d)
it is an optical illusion caused by the transmission of light
8.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

light + carbon dioxide + water --> glucose + oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide + sugar + water --> oxygen + light

c)

oxygen + light + water --> carbon dioxide + sugar

d)

carbon dioxide + oxygen + water --> Light+ Sugar

9.

What is the source of energy for plants to make food?

a)

other plants

b)

the sun

c)

the moon

d)

animals

10.

What do plants need to make food?

a)

water & oxygen

b)

water & carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen & dirt

d)

carbon dioxide & oxygen

11.

What is the food that plants make called?

a)

glucose

b)

oxygen

c)

leaves

d)

carbon dioxide

12.

Glucose is a kind of --

a)

meat

b)

air

c)

sugar

d)

leaf

13.

Which shows the REACTANTS for photosynthesis?

a)

oxygen & carbon dioxide

b)

dirt & oxygen

c)

water & carbon dioxide

d)

carbon dioxide & leaves

14.

How many molecules of oxygen are produced when a molecule of glucose is created?

a)

1

b)

100

c)

6

d)

none

15.

How many molecules of water does a plant need to make one molecule of glucose?

a)

1,000

b)

6

c)

10

d)

5

16.

What is the chemical in plants' leaves that performs photosynthesis and causes plants to be a green color?

a)

stomata

b)

chlorophyll

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

glucose

17.

What needs to be placed where the X is in the formula?

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon

d)

sunlight

18.

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

a)

Oxygen

b)

NADPH

c)

ATP

d)

Glucose (Sugar)

19.
Where do the light reactions happen?
a)
mitochondria membrane
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
stroma
d)
central vacuole
20.
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
21.

What part of the plant cell performs photosynthesis?

a)

The Mitochondrion

b)

The Nucleus

c)

The Chloroplast

d)

The Cell Wall

22.
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
23.
What gas does the process of photosynthesis release into the atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water
d)
nitrogen
24.
Thylakoids are arranged in stacks called ____.
a)
Lamellae
b)
Stroma
c)
Granum
d)
Glucose
25.
The gel-like material that surrounds the grana is called ____
a)
lamellae
b)
granum
c)
thylakoid
d)
stroma
26.
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
27.

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

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Water

d)

Carbon Dioxide

28.

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

29.

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

a)

chloroplast

b)

stroma

c)

grana

d)

thylakoids

30.

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

31.

Cell that contain chloroplasts include

a)

bacteria cells

b)

algae cells

c)

plant cells

d)

animal cells

32.

Pigments in the chloroplast absorb ________________

a)

heat

b)

sunlight

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

33.

"Endosymbiosis" means

a)

Living together

b)

Entering together

c)

Living separately

d)

Joining together

34.

____________ & _________________ are organelles that definitely arose from endosymbiosis.

a)

Nucleus and cell membrane

b)

Chloroplast and mitochondria

c)

Mitochondria and nucleus

d)

Cell wall and chloroplast

35.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

b)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membran composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

36.

Which of the following characteristics make mitochondria and chloroplasts different from other organelles?

a)

They are much bigger

b)

The are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

c)

They both make ATP

d)

They were once free-living prokaryotes

37.

The theory of Endosymbiosis explains

a)

The origin of eukaryotes

b)

How species develop

c)

How bacteria live

d)

The origin of multi-cellular life

38.

The mitochondria in yours cells have DNA that matches yours.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

In this diagram, the endosymbiont (prokaryote being engulfed) is

a)

blue

b)

green

c)

purple

40.
All of the following are evidence of endosymbiosis EXCEPT
a)
mitochondria and chloroplast ribosomes are similar to bacterial ribosomes
b)
mitochondria and chloroplast are similar in size to bacteria
c)
mitochondria and chloroplast have double membranes
d)
mitochondria and chloroplast have a nucleus
41.
According to this absorption spectrum, what color is not used by the chlorophyll pigments?
a)
green
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
red
42.
Where do the light reactions happen?
a)
mitochondria membrane
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
stroma
d)
central vacuole
43.
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
44.
What supplies the electron that is lost in PS II?
a)
oxygen
b)
water
c)
glucose
d)
rubisco
45.
What does ATP synthase do?
a)
Create ATP in chemiosmosis.
b)
Break down ATP in chemiosmosis.
c)
Break down NADPH. 
d)
Create NADPH.
46.
ATP gets formed in the light dependent reaction by which process?
a)
Chemiosmosis
b)
Photosmosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
47.
Where are photosystems located?
a)
thylakoid space
b)
thylakoid membrane
c)
central vacuole
d)
stroma
48.
The energy required to pump H+ ions into the H ion reservoir comes from the _____________
a)
ATP molecules
b)
Electron Transport Chain
c)
Light 
d)
Thylakoid Membrane
49.
What is the function of NADP+?
a)
It absorbs light
b)
It is an electron carrier
c)
It is a light-reflecting pigment
d)
It acts as long-term energy storage
50.

Where does light reactions take place?

a)

Stroma

b)

Thylakoid

c)

Cytoplasm

51.

Which of the following is produced in the light dependent reactions?

Select all that apply.

a)

oxygen

b)

ATP

c)

sugar

d)

NADPH

52.

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

53.

What is the waste-product of light-dependent reaction?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

NADPH

54.

What is the unit of light?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Photon

c)

Photosystem

d)

Electrons

55.

Main products of the Calvin Cycle

a)

Oxygen, NADP+, ADP

b)

Glucose, CO2, ADP

c)

ADP, NADP+, Glucose

d)

ATP, NADPH, Oxygen

56.

5 carbon sugar that combines with CO2 in the Calvin Cycle

a)

3-PGA

b)

G3P

c)

RuBP

d)

Glucose

57.

Which of the following is true of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

carbon dioxide and energy (ATP and NADPH) are used to make organic compounds

b)

energy is absorbed from sunlight and converted to chemical energy stored in ATP and NADPH

c)

Occurs in the thylakoid

d)

Occurs in the cytoplasm

58.

Increasing carbon dioxide can increase photosynthesis, but only to a maximum rate because

a)

There are not enough RuBP molecules

b)

Oxygen cannot leave fast enough

c)

Large amounts of CO2 cannot fit in the chloroplast

d)

Calvin cycle can only go as fast as the light reactions

59.
In the Calvin Cycle, ________ and ________ from the light dependent reactions convert PGA into G3P
a)
O2, ATP
b)
CO2, H2
c)
ADP, NADPH
d)
NADPH, ATP
60.
After 12 G3P molecules are created, 10 are used to regenerate _________, while the other 2 are used to create __________.
a)
RuBP, C6H12O6
b)
Glucose, CO2
c)
ATP, Glucose
d)
Glucose, RUBP
61.
The COused in the Calvin Cycle originates from ___________.
a)
The light phase
b)
The breakdown of the remaining G3P's
c)
Diffusion through the stoma
d)
Lumen of the Thylakoid
62.
True or False: The Calvin Cycle returns ADP and NADP to the light dependent phase.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What happens to the remaining G3P molecules in the last step of the dark reactions?
a)
They are used to make glucose.
b)
They are reshuffled to make CO2 by adding ATP.
c)
They exit the cycle.
d)
They are reshuffled to make RuBP by adding ATP. 
64.
The enzyme responsible for Carbon Fixation in C3 Photosynthesis is
a)
RuBisCo
b)
PEP Carboxylase
c)
Hexokinase
d)
Pyruvate DeHydrogenase
65.

What does the Calvin Cycle begins with?

a)

Glucose

b)

The input of CO2

c)

Water

d)

ATP synthase

66.

Calvin Cycle can occur without ATP

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Energy for the Calvin cycle is supplied by which of the following from the light reactions?

a)

Carbon dioxide and water

b)

ATP and water

c)

ATP and NADPH

d)

Carbon dioxide and ATP

68.

Carbon dioxide fixation occurs when CO2 combines with which among the choices below?

a)

ATP

b)

G3P

c)

NADPH

d)

RuBP

69.

What is the function of the ATP and NADPH from the light reactions?

a)

Split water

b)

Cause RuBP carboxylase to fix CO2

c)

Cause electrons to move along their pathways

d)

Convert 3 PGA to G3P

70.

The colors of the visible light spectrum can be remembered by using the acronym,

a)

ROY G BIV

b)

LAZIC

c)

ROY B GIV

d)

CO2

71.

Light that is made up of a mixture of all colors in the visible spectrum would appear to be...

a)

black

b)

blue

c)

white

d)

a rainbow

72.

A prism can be used to...

a)

separate visible light into colors

b)

make a beam of light brighter

c)

measure the speed of light

d)

make UV light visible

73.

99% of the electromagnetic waves that the Sun emits can be found in which wave frequencies?

a)

Radio, microwave, and infrared

b)

visible, ultraviolet, and x-rays

c)

infrared, visible, and ultraviolet

d)

ultraviolet, x-ray, and gamma ray

74.

Why does ordinary window glass appear colorless?

a)

because it is made of glass

b)

because it blocks UV light

c)

because it transmits all frequencies of visible light

d)

because it absorbs all frequencies of visible light

75.

Which of the following best describes why sunsets look red in color?

a)

The Sun's rays have to travel farther through the atmosphere before they reach your eyes.

b)

There is more oxygen in the air at night

c)

The Sun's rays are reflected by molecules with higher frequencies and scattering them in all directions.

d)

The Sun is reflecting off of the carbon dioxide molecules in the air.

76.

A blue dish appears blue because it

a)

absorbs blue light

b)

absorbs white light

c)

reflects white light

d)

reflects blue light