Photosynthesis AP Biology

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What are CAM plants?

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Plants that store CO2 at night as an acid in a vacuole.

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What is the main goal of photosynthesis?

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To convert light energy into glucose energy.

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What is cyclic photophosphorylation?

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A process in the light reaction where ATP is made with electrons that return to where they started.

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Why does the Calvin cycle run out of ATP?

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Because it requires ATP for the conversion of carbon dioxide into glucose.

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What is photorespiration?

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The breakdown of sugar when CO2 levels are low.

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What is FALSE about the Calvin cycle?

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It does not produce carbon dioxide.

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What are the products of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

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ATP and NADPH.

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What is the role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll absorbs light energy, primarily in the blue and red wavelengths.

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What is the significance of the thylakoid membrane?

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It is the site of the light reactions of photosynthesis.

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What is G3P?

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A three-carbon sugar produced in the Calvin cycle.