Photosynthesis Quiz

What two products result from photosynthesis?

• water and carbon dioxide

• water and oxygen

• glucose and oxygen

• glucose and carbon dioxide

From where does a heterotroph directly obtain its energy?

• the sun

• the sun and eating other organisms

• eating other organisms

• simple chemicals in the environment

What of the following is NOT a type of pigment involved in photosynthesis?

• mesophyll

• chlorophyll a

• chlorophyll b

• carotenoid

Plants produce oxygen when they photosynthesize. Where does the oxygen come from?

• splitting water molecules

• ATP synthesis

• the electron transport chain

• chlorophyll

Which molecule absorbs the energy of a photon in photosynthesis?

• ATP

• glucose

• chlorophyll

• water

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Which statement correctly describes carbon fixation?

• the conversion of CO2 to an organic compound

• the use of RuBisCO to form 3-PGA

• the production of carbohydrate molecules from G3P

• the formation of RuBP from G3P molecules

• the use of ATP and NADPH to reduce CO2

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Which statement about thylakoids in eukaryotes is false?

• Thylakoids are assembled into stacks.

• Thylakoids exist as a maze of folded membranes.

• The space surrounding thylakoids is called stroma.

• Thylakoids contain chlorophyll.

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What is the energy of a photon first used to do in photosynthesis?

• split a water molecule

• energize an electron

• produce ATP

• synthesize glucose

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Which color(s) of light does chlorophyll a reflect?

• red and blue

• green

• red

• blue

Where in plant cells does the Calvin cycle take place?

• thylakoid membrane

• thylakoid space

• stroma

• granum