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AP Biology FRQ Task Verbs

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What supplies the electrons that are lost in PS I?

a)

the electrons from PS II

b)

water

c)

glucose

d)

oxygen

2.

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

a)

Chloroplast / thylakoid membrane

b)

stroma / thylakoid

c)

mesophyl / stomata

d)

thylakoid membrane / stroma

3.

Where does the carbon come from that is used to form glucose?

a)

The soil

b)

CO2 in the air

c)

From other carbohydrates

d)

Calvin Cycle

4.

What is the primary function of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

a)

To produce glucose

b)

To produce NADPH and ATP

c)

To use ATP

d)

To produce RuBP

5.

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

6.

Which of the following molecules is not needed for the Calvin Cycle?

a)

CO2

b)

ATP

c)

NADPH

d)

H2O

7.

Green plants reflect ________ light.

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

All

d)

Red and Violet

8.

Where is glucose synthesized

a)

Photosystem II

b)

Photosystem I

c)

Calvin Cycle

d)

Glycolysis

9.

Where does the Calvin cycle take place?

a)

stroma of the chloroplast

b)

thylakoid membrane

c)

outer membrane of the chloroplast

d)

interior of the thylakoid membrane

10.

When oxygen is released as a result of photosynthesis, it is a direct by-product of

a)

reducing NADP+

b)

splitting water molecules

c)

chemiosmosis

d)

electron transfer in photosystem II and I

11.
What is the primary function of the Calvin cycle?
a)
regenerate ATP for use in the light reactions of photosynthesis
b)
produce carbon dioxide for use in the light reactions of photosynthesis
c)
produce oxygen by oxidizing water
d)
produce simple sugars from carbon dioxide
12.

How many sugar molecules are produced from every six molecules of carbon dioxide that enter the Calvin cycle?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

12

13.

The H+ concentration gradient is used to 

a)

make NADPH

b)

split a water molecule

c)

generate ATP

d)

form water

14.

Plants use the following reactants for the light reaction

a)

Water and CO2

b)

Water and NADPH

c)

Water and NADP+

d)

NADPH and ATP

15.

Photosynthesis goal is to

a)

convert light energy into glucose energy

b)

use light energy to make oxygen gas

c)

convert sugar energy into ATP

d)

convert sugar energy into oxygen gas

16.

If the proton (H+) pump in the thylakoid was not working which molecule could not be made during the light reaction?

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen gas

17.

The NADP+ is

a)

oxidized during the light reaction

b)

reduced during the light reaction

c)

oxidized during the Calvin cycle

d)

reduced during the Calvin cycle

18.

ATP is made during the light reaction using all of the following EXCEPT

a)

proton pump

b)

hydrogen ion gradient

c)

electron energy from photosystem II

d)

NADPH donating electrons

19.

What is FALSE about the calvin cycle

a)

uses the light reactions products

b)

produces a three carbon sugar (G3P)

c)

produces carbon dioxide

d)

produces NADP+

20.

Which plant would have the most oxygen produced in 1 hour?

a)

plant given red light only

b)

plant given blue light only

c)

plant given white light

d)

plant given green light only

21.

The 5' end of DNA is marked by a(n)

a)

Phosphate Group

b)

Hydroxyl Group

c)

Purine

d)

Pyrimidine

22.

The two strands of DNA are held together by:

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Phosphodiester Bonds

c)

Glycolsyl Bonds

d)

Glycosidic Linkages

23.

The concept that DNA is made of two strands running in opposite directions is called:

a)

Antiparallel

b)

Isomerism

c)

Enantiomerism

d)

S/R Chirality

24.

The new DNA on the leading strand is synthesized in the _________ direction

a)

5' to 3'

b)

3' to 5'

25.

AP Biology FRQ Task Verbs

a)

A) Describe the process of photosynthesis in detail.

b)

B) Explain how the structure of a chloroplast is related to its function.

c)

C) Compare and contrast the roles of NADPH and ATP in the Calvin cycle.

d)

D) Identify the main stages of cellular respiration and their locations in the cell.