Photosynthesis and Plant Biology Quiz

Named after the 3-carbon compound that it produces. These plants only use the Calvin Cycle.

• C3

• CAM

• Cacti

• C4

Cellular respiration is summarized by the equation:

The movement of chemicals from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

• facilitated diffusion

• osmosis

• endocytosis

• chemiosmosis

Stacks of ______________ form grana.

• stroma

• cytosol

• central vacuoles

• thylakoids

Which pigment gives plants their fall colors?

• chlorophyll a

• carotenoids

• chlorophyll b

• carbon dioxide

An alternative pathway that allows plants to close their stomata fully during the day.

• C3 pathway

• CAM pathway

• C4 pathway

• Calvin Cycle

Another name for a hydrogen ion (H+) is a

• neutron

• proton

• nucleus

• electron

G3P molecules are converted into ___________ and molecules of RuBP.

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• fats

The substance that is used to ‘excite’ electrons to move them out of the chlorophyll a is

• CO2

• H2O

• sunlight

• glucose

Which equation shows how photosystem II is provided with electrons?