Photosynthesis: Clicker Questions

Where is the oxygen produced during photosynthesis?

• Between the chlorophyll membranes

• In the Stroma

• On the cristae

• In the thylakoid

• In the matrix

What high energy molecule is the final product of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• ATP

• NADPH

• Glucose

• Water

Where is the chlorophyll located in a plant?

• Cristae

• Plasma membrane of the cell

• Outer membrane of the chloroplast

• Thylakoid membrane

• Stroma

Making glucose via photosynthesis costs ___ ATPs and ___ NADPHs. However, 1 molecule of glucose is enough to make ___ ATPs.

• 18, 12, 36

• 12, 18, 36

• 12, 36, 18

• 36, 18, 12

• 18, 36, 12

What happens to the energy content of a photon as the wavelength decreases?

• Energy increases

• Energy decreases

• Energy remains the same

• There is no relationship

Electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between 400-700nm is _____

• Radiowaves

• Microwaves

• X-rays

• Visible light

• Ultra Violet

What happens at the antenna complex of a photosystem?

• Light is absorbed

• An electron is energized

• NADP+ is reduced

• ATP is formed

• Carbon fixation occurs

Where is manganese used in photosynthesis?

• Absorption of photon energy

• Removal of CO2 from the atmosphere

• Formation of NADPH

• Synthesis of ADP

• Taking an electron from water

What is the function of Rubisco?

• Absorption of photon energy

• Harvesting electrons from water

• Reduction of NADP+

• Chemiosmosis

• Carbon fixation

A particle of light is a ____

• Wave

• Grana

• Photon

• Proton

• Newton