Question 1

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.
  
-The first step of the Calvin cycle is the incorporation of ________ into ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  O₂... G3P 
B)  RuBP... O₂ 
C)  CO₂... RuBP 
D)  G3P... RuBP 
A)  O₂... G3P 
B)  RuBP... O₂ 
C)  CO₂... RuBP 
D)  G3P... RuBP

Question 2

What compound is found at the reaction center of a photosystem?

Accepted Answer

A)  chlorophyll b 
B)  carotenoids 
C)  phycobilins 
D)  chlorophyll a 
A)  chlorophyll b 
B)  carotenoids 
C)  phycobilins 
D)  chlorophyll a

Question 3

If you provided your shade-tolerant plants with their preferred wavelength of light,but only minimal amounts of water,which of the following would you expect to occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased plant growth 
B)  increased amounts of oxygen released by the plants 
C)  decreased amounts of ATP being produced by the plants 
D)  increased growth of the plants' leaves 
A)  increased plant growth 
B)  increased amounts of oxygen released by the plants 
C)  decreased amounts of ATP being produced by the plants 
D)  increased growth of the plants' leaves

Question 4

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.
  
-One of the compounds that is a direct output of the Calvin cycle is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  C₆H₁₂O₆ 
B)  NADPH 
C)  G3P 
D)  ATP 
A)  C₆H₁₂O₆ 
B)  NADPH 
C)  G3P 
D)  ATP

Question 5

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.
  
-The last stage of one complete turn of the Calvin cycle involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  G3P production 
B)  oxidation of CO₂ 
C)  regeneration of RuBP 
D)  sugar production 
A)  G3P production 
B)  oxidation of CO₂ 
C)  regeneration of RuBP 
D)  sugar production

Question 6

What are grana?

Accepted Answer

A)  thick fluids inside chloroplasts 
B)  convolutions of the inner chloroplast membrane 
C)  stacks of membranous sacs 
D)  pigments found in chloroplasts 
A)  thick fluids inside chloroplasts 
B)  convolutions of the inner chloroplast membrane 
C)  stacks of membranous sacs 
D)  pigments found in chloroplasts

Question 7

-Refer to the accompanying figure.Which of the following is TRUE regarding the behavior of a chlorophyll molecule as it absorbs a photon?

Accepted Answer

A)  An electron goes from the excited state to the ground state. 
B)  Light is released. 
C)  The energy of a photon raises an electron to the excited state. 
D)  ATP is broken down. 
A)  An electron goes from the excited state to the ground state. 
B)  Light is released. 
C)  The energy of a photon raises an electron to the excited state. 
D)  ATP is broken down.

Question 8

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions.
  
-How many times must the Calvin cycle turn for the plant cell to be able to produce one molecule of glucose?

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  six 
A)  one 
B)  two 
C)  three 
D)  six

Question 9

C₄ plants conserve water by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  shuttling CO₂ from the Calvin cycle to the water-splitting photosystem 
B)  keeping their stomata closed when the weather is hot and dry 
C)  growing very deep roots 
D)  running the Calvin cycle at night 
A)  shuttling CO₂ from the Calvin cycle to the water-splitting photosystem 
B)  keeping their stomata closed when the weather is hot and dry 
C)  growing very deep roots 
D)  running the Calvin cycle at night

Question 10

In photosynthesis,redox reactions ultimately transfer electrons from ________ to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  O₂... CO₂ 
B)  C₆H₁₂O₆... O₂ 
C)  H₂O... C₆H₁₂O₆ 
D)  H₂O... CO₂ 
A)  O₂... CO₂ 
B)  C₆H₁₂O₆... O₂ 
C)  H₂O... C₆H₁₂O₆ 
D)  H₂O... CO₂

Question 11

What name is given to a discrete packet of light?

Accepted Answer

A)  phaser 
B)  wavelength 
C)  photon 
D)  quantum 
A)  phaser 
B)  wavelength 
C)  photon 
D)  quantum

Question 12

What name is given to the membranous sacs found within a chloroplast?

Accepted Answer

A)  stroma 
B)  mitochondria 
C)  thylakoids 
D)  vesicles 
A)  stroma 
B)  mitochondria 
C)  thylakoids 
D)  vesicles

Question 13

Scientists are working to create a better biofuel factory through which of the following processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the rate at which certain algae reproduce 
B)  developing strains of algae that can clean up oil spills 
C)  increasing the genetic diversity of groups of algae 
D)  restricting hydrocarbon production 
A)  increasing the rate at which certain algae reproduce 
B)  developing strains of algae that can clean up oil spills 
C)  increasing the genetic diversity of groups of algae 
D)  restricting hydrocarbon production

Exam 7: Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions. -The first step of the Calvin cycle is the incorporation of ________ into ________.

What compound is found at the reaction center of a photosystem?

If you provided your shade-tolerant plants with their preferred wavelength of light,but only minimal amounts of water,which of the following would you expect to occur?

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions. -One of the compounds that is a direct output of the Calvin cycle is ________.

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions. -The last stage of one complete turn of the Calvin cycle involves ________.

What are grana?

-Refer to the accompanying figure.Which of the following is TRUE regarding the behavior of a chlorophyll molecule as it absorbs a photon?

Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions. -How many times must the Calvin cycle turn for the plant cell to be able to produce one molecule of glucose?

C₄ plants conserve water by ________.

In photosynthesis,redox reactions ultimately transfer electrons from ________ to ________.

What name is given to a discrete packet of light?

What name is given to the membranous sacs found within a chloroplast?

Scientists are working to create a better biofuel factory through which of the following processes?

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Essential Chemistry for Biology

The Molecules of Life

A Tour of the Cell

The Working Cell

Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food

Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells

Patterns of Inheritance

The Structure and Function of DNA

How Genes Are Controlled

DNA Technology

How Populations Evolve

How Biological Diversity Evolves

The Evolution of Microbial Life

The Evolution of Plants and Fungi

The Evolution of Animals

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere

Population Ecology

Communities and Ecosystems

Unifying Concepts of Animal Structure and Function

Nutrition and Digestion

Circulation and Respiration

The Body's Defenses

Hormones

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The Life of a Flowering Plant

The Working Plant

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Please refer to the following art to answer the following questions. -The first step of the Calvin cycle is the incorporation of into .

In photosynthesis,redox reactions ultimately transfer electrons from to .