Question 1

Grana,thylakoids,and chloroplasts are cellular structures used in photosynthesis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How would Earth be different without photosynthesis?

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A)  The amount of oxygen in the atmosphere would be lower.
B)  Heterotrophs would have few food sources.
C)  Autotrophs would reply on other chemical mechanisms to make carbohydrates.
D)  More sunlight would be absorbed and converted to environmental heat.
E)  All answers are correct.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Herbicides may kill plants by

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A)  blocking carotenoid synthesis.
B)  blocking electron flow in photosystem II.
C)  diverting electrons away from photosystem I.
D)  All answers are correctE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

Organisms that gain energy by consuming preexisting organic molecules are called

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A)  heterotrophs.
B)  autotrophs.
C)  animorphs.
D)  plants.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Leaves of many plants change colors in the fall because

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A)  the cooler weather causes plants to produce more of the accessory photosynthetic pigments.
B)  chlorophyll in the leaves degrades with shorter days and cooler temperatures.
C)  the decrease in daylight hours causes the plant to produce more of the accessory photosynthetic pigments.
D)  plants produce more chlorophyll.
E)  All answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Tiny openings in the epidermis of the leaf that allow air to enter into the leaf are called

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A)  thylakoids.
B)  stroma.
C)  stomata.
D)  grana.
E)  thylakoid spaces.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Although the plants are living,why CANNOT plants grow in the dark?

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A)  Plants require light to produce food.
B)  Plants can grow in the dark.
C)  Plants require light for cellular respiration.
D)  Plants require light to make carbon dioxide.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The carbon reactions of photosynthesis can occur in the day or night.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The energy source for the light reactions is _____;the energy source for the carbon reactions is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  ATP,carbon dioxide
B)  sunlight,carbon dioxide
C)  sunlight,ATP
D)  ATP,oxygen
E)  Sunlight serves as the energy source for both sets of photosynthetic reactions.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

In the section "Investigating Life: Solar-Powered Sea Slugs",the sea slug Elysia chlorotica absorbs chloroplasts as it digests algae.This allows the sea slug to live on sunlight and carbon dioxide and suggests that

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A)  photosynthesis can occur from proteins released from a digested chloroplast.
B)  regions of a plant outside of the chloroplast are necessary for photosynthesis.
C)  chloroplasts alone are sufficient for photosynthesis.
D)  some of the algae are not digested and are living symbiotically inside of the sea slugs.
E)  photosynthesis can occur outside of a chloroplast in algaE.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

When chlorophyll a absorbs light,electrons are "excited" and ejected from the chlorophyll a molecule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The reactions of photosynthesis are summarized as

Accepted Answer

A)  6CO2 + 6H2O →C6H12O6 + 6O2.
B)  6CO + 6H2O →C6H12O6 + 6H2O.
C)  12CO2 + 6H2O →C12H12O6 + 6H2O.
D)  6CO + 6H2O →C6H12O?6 + 6O2.
E)  None of the answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

The epidermis,or outer layer,of leaves is transparent.How is the transparency beneficial to photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows wavelengths of light to reach the mesophyll.
B)  It prevents water loss.
C)  It absorbs water.
D)  It maintains open stomata.
E)  It maintains closed stomata.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

How do C4 plants minimize photorespiration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stomata are open only at night and oxygen is stored in a four-carbon compound.
B)  The light reactions and carbon reactions occur in different cells,so carbon dioxide does not come into contact with rubisco.
C)  Stomata are open only at night and carbon dioxide is stored in a four-carbon compound.
D)  The light reactions and carbon reactions occur in different cells,so oxygen does not come into contact with rubisco.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following organelles are found in plants?
____ Plants have chloroplasts for photosynthesis.
____ Plants have mitochondria for cellular respiration.
_____ Plants have cell walls for cellular respiration.
_____ Plants have mitochondria for photosynthesis.

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Question 16

Place the steps of the light reactions in the order in which they occur.
Energy is passed to the reaction center of photosystem II.
Excited electrons are passed through electron transport chain,producing NADPH.
A pair of electrons is excited in the reaction center of photosystem II.
Excited electrons are passed through electron transport chain,producing ATP.
Photosystem II captures a photon of light.

Accepted Answer

2 Energy is passed to the reaction cente...

Question 17

Which plants keep their stomata open only at night?

Accepted Answer

A)  CAM
B)  C3
C)  C4
D)  No plants keep their stomata open only at nightE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Energy is carried from the light reactions to the carbon reactions by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  water
B)  PGAL
C)  NADP+
D)  oxygen
E)  ATP and NADPHF) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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In the section "Investigating Life: Solar-Powered Sea Slugs",the sea slug Elysia chlorotica absorbs chloroplasts as it digests algae.This allows the sea slug to live on sunlight and carbon dioxide and suggests that

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Which plants keep their stomata open only at night?

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Grana,thylakoids,and chloroplasts are cellular structures used in photosynthesis.

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How do C₄ plants minimize photorespiration?

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The carbon reactions of photosynthesis can occur in the day or night.

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The reactions of photosynthesis are summarized as

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