Photosynthesis Quiz

What is the process that plants use to make their own food?

• Fermentation

• Digestion

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

What gas is produced as a byproduct of photosynthesis?

• Nitrogen

• Methane

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

Which pigment do plants commonly use to capture light?

• Chlorophyll

• Carotene

• Phycocyanin

• Xanthophyll

Where do the light independent reactions of photosynthesis occur?

• Chloroplasts

• Stroma

• Granum

• Thylakoids

What is the primary product of the light independent reactions?

• ATP

• NADPH

• Glucose

• Oxygen

What is the name of the process where plants open their stomata at night to capture carbon dioxide?

• CAM photosynthesis

• Night respiration

• Nocturnal transpiration

• Dark reaction

Which of the following is NOT an adaptation that helps plants perform photosynthesis efficiently?

• Pigments

• Coverings

• Root structure

• Diversity of leaf shapes

What is the primary energy currency used in the Calvin Cycle?

• ADP

• NADP+

• NADPH

• ATP

What is the name of the fluid outside of the thylakoids where the light independent reactions occur?

• Stroma

• Thylakoids

• Chlorophyll

• Granum

What is the primary reactant in the light independent reactions?

• Water

• Carbon dioxide

• Glucose

• Oxygen