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Photosynthesis 2024

Total questions: 77

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the goal of photosynthesis?

a)

To make ATP

b)

To make carbon dioxide

c)

To make glucose

d)

To make oxygen

2.

What is needed for photosynthesis to take place? Select all that apply.

a)

Sunlight

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Oxygen

e)

Water

3.

Photosynthesis has two steps. What is needed in the first step but not in the 2nd?

a)

Glucose

b)

Oxygen

c)

High pH

d)

Light

4.

A student is studying rates of photosynthesis in cells. What organelle would he expect to find more of in a cell conducting higher rates of photosynthesis?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Ribosomes

5.

In the desert, what difficulties does a plant face in terms of photosynthesis?

a)

Obtaining and keeping the water needed for photosynthesis

b)

Releasing waste products such as oxygen without many animals nearby

c)

Obtaining and keeping the solar energy needed for photosynthesis

d)

Creating mitochondria to conduct photosynthesis

6.

A student is studying the effect of water on photosynthesis rates. What organism would he most likely use in his experiment?

a)

Fungus like a mushroom

b)

Corn

c)

Caterpillars

d)

Bacteria

7.

What causes plants to appear green?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Carotenoids

c)

Golgi Bodies

d)

Cell Membrane

8.

A student wants to study factors that directly affect the rate of photosynthesis. Which variable change below would best help the student with his studies?

a)

Changing the location of each organism

b)

Changing the amount of oxygen available to each organism

c)

Changing the way he measures the photosynthesis rate

d)

Changing the amount of water each organism receives

9.

What is the ultimate source of energy for photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Carbon Dioxide

10.

Think!! Why do leaves change colors in the Fall?

a)

Increased production of chlorophyll

b)

Decreased chlorophyll concentration, allowing carotenoids to show

c)

Changing waterfall amounts in the fall compared to summer

d)

Increased glucose production in plants as they prepare for winter

11.

Aerobic cellular respiration uses the Sun to make energy.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

During photosynthesis, ATP is used to make carbohydrates (glucose).

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Cellular Respiration releases energy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Photosynthesis uses carbohydrates (glucose) to make ATP.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Photosynthesis converts 1 molecule of glucose into 6 molecules of carbon and 6 molecules of water.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Cellular respiration removes carbon dioxide from the air.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Photosynthesis releases oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Cellular respiration removes carbon dioxide from the air.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Cellular respiration removes oxygen from the air.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Photosynthesis releases oxygen into the air.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

6CO2 + 6H20 + energy ------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 is the equation for ?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photosynthesis

22.

The reactants in cellular respiration are ?

a)

6C02 and 6H2O

b)

C6H12O6 and 6O2

23.

The products of photosynthesis are ?

a)

C6H12O6 and 6O2

b)

6CO2 and 6H2O

24.

What is created as a result of Photosynthesis

a)

ATP Energy

b)

Water (H2O) and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

c)

Proteins and lipids

d)

Glucose (C6H12O6) + Oxygen (O2)

25.

In which cell organelle does PHOTOSYNTHESIS take place?

a)

The chloroplast

b)

The mitochondria

c)

The cytoplasm

d)

The golgi apparatus

26.

In photosynthesis, energy is transformed from

a)

Light energy to chemical energy

b)

Chemical energy to light energy

c)

ATP energy to light energy

d)

Light energy to dark energy

27.
What are the reactants for cellular respiration?
a)
glucose and carbon dioxide
b)
water and glucose
c)
glucose and ATP
d)
glucose and oxygen
28.
Which process produces the most ATP?
a)
glycolysis
b)
Krebs' cycle
c)
Electron transport
d)
fermentation
29.
What does it mean for something to be anaerobic?
a)
It requires CO2
b)
It does not require CO2
c)
It requires oxygen
d)
It does not require oxygen
30.
How can photosynthesis be related to cellular respiration?
a)
What's produced (made) by one is needed (the reactants) for the other
b)
They both produce the same products
c)
They both have the same reactants (need the same things)
d)
These 2 processes have nothing in common
31.

Which organelle is in this picture?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

32.

Which reactions belong to photosynthesis (check all that apply)

a)

Calvin Cycle

b)

Light Dependent Reactions

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Kreb’s Cycle

33.

Which reactions take place during Cellular Respiration? Check all that apply

a)

Kreb’s Cycle

b)

Glycolysis

c)

Calvin Cycle

d)

Light Dependent Reactions

e)

ETC (Electron Transport Chain)

34.

Where do the light dependent reactions occur?

a)

The thylakoids; part of the chloroplast

b)

The stroma; part of the chloroplast

c)

In the mitochondria

d)

In the cytoplasm

35.

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

36.
How does carbon dioxide get into the leaves of a plant?
a)
It's absorbed by the roots
b)
It's made in a chemical reaction in the stem
c)
It enters through the stomata
d)
It goes through the flowers
37.

Which 3 are inputs (reactants) for photosynthesis?

(Pick 3)

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Sugar/glucose

e)

Sunlight

38.

Process used by plants and other autotrophs to capture light energy and use it to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starches

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

ATP synthase

c)

Calvin Cycle

d)

Photosystems

39.

Series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions

a)

NADP+

b)

Light-independent

c)

Light-dependent

d)

Electron transport chains

40.

Saclike photosynthetic membranes found in chloroplasts

a)

Stroma

b)

Thylakoid

c)

Pigments

d)

Photosystems

41.

Set of reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light; energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar; also called the Calvin Cycle

a)

Light-dependent

b)

Light-independent

c)

Electron transport chain

d)

ATP synthase

42.

Set of reactions in photosynthesis that use energy from light to produce ATP and NADPH

a)

Light-dependent

b)

Light-independent

c)

Calvin Cycle

d)

Electron transport chains

43.

What two energy molecules are made by the light reaction? Select both answers.

a)

NADPH

b)

glucose

c)

ATP

d)

oxygen gas

44.

What is the goal of the Calvin cycle

a)

make sugar

b)

make oxygen gas

c)

make ATP

d)

make water

45.

Which molecule supplies chlorophyll with electrons

a)

sun

b)

water

c)

oxygen gas

d)

NADPH

46.

The oxygen gas we breathe comes from the splitting of water during the light reaction

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The carbon dioxide is used by the plant during

a)

the light reaction

b)

the Calvin cycle

48.

Which molecule safely carries high energy electrons during Photosynthesis?

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Glucose

d)

Phosphates

49.

What part of the leaf allows carbon dioxide to enter the plant and oxygen to leave it?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Phloem

c)

Xylem

d)

Stoma

50.

What is the definition of osmosis?

a)

movement of molecules from an area of low concentration to high concentration

b)

movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to low concentration

c)

movement of molecules from an area of low concentration to low concentration

51.

What is the process of moving water up the plant and evaporation of water from the leaf?

a)

Translocation

b)

Transcription

c)

Transpiration

d)

Translation

52.
Question Image

Match the letter in the diagram to its correct label.

a)

A

1.

Sunlight

b)

B

2.

Carbon Dioxide

c)

C

3.

Glucose

d)

D

4.

Water

e)

E

5.

Oxygen

53.

Photosynthesis can still happen without sunlight.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

In the image above, the red question mark represents a molecule that is made as a waste product during the light-dependent reactions? What is red question mark?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Glucose

c)

ATP

d)

Oxygen

55.

In the image above, the blue question mark represents a molecule that is needed during the light-independent reactions (or Calvin cycle) in order to make glucose? What is blue question mark?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

ATP

d)

Nitrogen

e)

Farts

56.

In the image above, the green question mark (final product) represents a molecule that is made during light-independent reactions (Calvin Cycle)? What is green question mark?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Sugar/Glucose

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Water

57.

True or False: Plants carry out both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Which statement best summarizes how the light-dependent reactions and light-independent reactions (Calvin cycle) work together during photosynthesis?

a)

The light-dependent reactions take in glucose (food energy) and the light-independent reactions use the glucose to make ATP

b)

The light-dependent reactions take in glucose (food energy) and the light-independent reactions use the glucose to make energy in the form of sunlight

c)

The light-dependent reactions capture energy and the light-independent reactions use that energy to make glucose

d)

The light-dependent reactions capture energy and the light-independent reactions use that energy to make ATP

59.

What outputs are made during the Light-Dependent reaction that then move into and become inputs of the Light-Independent reaction (Calvin cycle)? Hint: What gets made during the first step of photosynthesis and then moves into the second step?

a)

H2O & CO2

b)

ATP & NADPH

c)

ATP & H2O

d)

CO2 & NADPH

60.

If a students runs an experiment where they grow plants with more or less carbon dioxide in the environment, which would you expect to happen?

a)

Plants grown with less CO2 grow faster and larger

b)

Plants grown with more CO2 grow faster and larger

c)

Plants grown with less CO2 do not grow at all

d)

Plants grown with more CO2 grow slower and smaller

61.

What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

a)

It absorbs sunlight and uses its energy to synthesise carbohydrates from CO2 and water.

b)

It releases oxygen during the process of photosynthesis.

c)

It helps in the absorption of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

d)

It helps in the absorption of water from the soil.

62.
The formula for glucose is...
a)
C12 H22 O11
b)
NaCl
c)
NaOH
d)
C6 H12 O6
63.

The oxygen gas we breathe (O2) comes from the splitting of water molecules during the light reaction phase of photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

64.

Carbon dioxide is used by the plant during

a)

the light reaction

b)

the Calvin cycle

65.

Why do CAM plants open their stomata at night?

a)

It just happens

b)

To take in oxygen

c)

To collect Carbon Dioxide

d)

None of the above

66.

In C3 photosynthesis, the reactions that require ATP take place in

a)

the light reactions alone

b)

the calvin cycle only

c)

both the light reactions and the calvin cycle

d)

the citric acid cycle

67.

CAM plants keep stomata closed in daytime, thus reducing loss of water. They can do this because they

a)

fix CO2 into organic acids during the night when temperatures are cooler.

b)

fix CO2 into by combining it with RuBP in the Calvin cycle.

c)

obtain CO2 through their roots during the day.

d)

fix CO2 into organic acids in the mesophyll cells, which do not rely on stomata.

68.

Which of these would be considered a CAM pathway plant?

a)

cactus

b)

corn

c)

elm tree

d)

algae

69.

Which type of plant fixes carbon only at night?

a)

C3

b)

C4

c)

CAM

d)

all of these

70.

CAM plants have a different adaptation to what climate?

a)

cold and wet

b)

hot and dry

c)

both

d)

none of the above

71.

Which stage of photosynthesis results in the production of hydrogen ions? (recall what an ion is)

a)
The Calvin Cycle
b)
Light Dependent Reactions
c)
Dark Reactions
d)
Light Independent Reactions
72.
Which of the following provides a source of hydrogen ions during the process of photosynthesis?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Oxygen
c)
Water
d)
NADPH
73.

What are the stacks of thylakoid membrane in the chloroplast called?

a)

Photosystems

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Stroma

d)

Grana

74.
series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
a)
electron transport chain
b)
photosystem
c)
ATP synthase
d)
Calvin cycle
75.

The process by which a plant draws water from its surrounding into the plant.

(a)  

76.

Which of the following factors does NOT affect the rate of photosynthesis?

a)

Light intensity

b)

Temperature

c)

Soil type

d)

Carbon dioxide concentration

77.

🌱Photosynthesis 🌱

Carbon dioxide ​ (a)   + Water ​ (b)   + ☼ → Glucose ​ (c)   + Oxygen gas ​ (d)  

Choose from the below words
(CO₂)
(H₂O)
(C₆H₁₂O₆)
(O₂)