Biology Photosynthesis Quiz

What is one function of the other pigments besides chlorophyll, in the chloroplast?

• to block damaging wavelengths of light

• to absorb different wavelengths than the chloroplasts

• to provide different colors to the leaves

• to transfer energy to a separate photosystem beside the one using chlorophyll a and b.

What is the primary function of the light reactions of photosynthesis?

• To produce glucose

• To produce NADPH and ATP

• To produce RuBP

• To use ATP

What supplies the electrons that are lost in PS I?

• oxygen

• glucose

• water

• the electrons from PS II

What is the function of NADP+?

• It is an electron carrier

• It acts as long-term energy storage

• It absorbs light

• It is a light-reflecting pigment

Which of the following molecules is not needed for the Calvin Cycle?

• NADPH

• HO

• ATP

• CO2

Green plants reflect ________ light.

• Red and Violet

• All

• Green

• Red

The light reactions occur in the ________ and the dark reactions take place in the ________.

• stroma / thylakoid

• mesophyl / stomata

• thylakoid membrane / stroma

• Chloroplast / thylakoid membrane

Where does the carbon come from that is used to form glucose?

• The soil

• Calvin Cycle

• CO2 in the air

• From other carbohydrates

Where is glucose synthesized?

• Photosystem II

• Calvin Cycle

• Glycolysis

• Photosystem I

Where does the Calvin cycle take place?

• outer membrane of the chloroplast

• stroma of the chloroplast

• thylakoid membrane

• interior of the thylakoid membrane