Leaving Cert Biology Photosynthesis

Name the green pigment that absorbs sunlight in a plant.

• Chloroplast

• Chlorophyll

• Chlorine

• Chloroform

Where in a plant cell does photosynthesis occur?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Chloroplast

• Mitochondria

Name the energy rich molecule formed in the light stage.

• NAD

• NAP

• ADP

• ATP

Name the products of the lights stage.

• ADP and Oxygen

• ATP and ADP

• ATP NADPH and Oxygen

• NADPH and electrons

Name the products of the splitting of Water.

• Protons electrons and NADPH

• Chlorophyll and oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Electrons, protons and oxygen.

Name the plant used in investigating the rate of photosynthesis.

• Elodea

• Geranium

• Nettle

• Grass

What is needed for the dark stage?

• Carbon dioxide and Water

• Carbon dioxide and ATP

• ATP, Carbon dioxide and NADPH

• ATP, Carbon dioxide and NADP

In which pathway to electrons return to chlorophyll?

• Pathway 1

• Pathway 2

In which pathway is NADP- formed?

• Pathway 1

• Pathway 2

How is light intensity measured?

• Volts

• Distance

• I/(Distance) X (Distance)

• Distance squared