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1) If photosynthesizing green algae are provided with CO2 synthesized with heavy oxygen (18O), later
analysis will show that all but one of the following compounds produced by the algae contain the 18O
label. That one is
A) 3-phosphoglycerate.
B) glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P).
C) glucose.
D) ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP).
E) O2. - ANSWER: Answer: E
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
2) Which of the following are products of the light reactions of photosynthesis that are utilized in the
Calvin cycle?
A) CO2 and glucose
B) H2O and O2
C) ADP, i, and NADP+
D) electrons and H+
E) ATP and NADPH - ANSWER: Answer: E
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
3) Photosynthesis is not responsible for
A) oxygen in the atmosphere.
B) the ozone layer.
C) most of the organic carbon on Earth's surface.
D) atmospheric CO2.
E) fossil fuels. - ANSWER: Answer: E
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
4) Where does the Calvin cycle take place?
A) stroma of the chloroplast
B) thylakoid membrane
C) cytoplasm surrounding the chloroplast
D) interior of the thylakoid (thylakoid space)
E) outer membrane of the chloroplast - ANSWER: Answer: A
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
5) In any ecosystem, terrestrial or aquatic, what group(s) is (are) always necessary?
A) autotrophs and heterotrophs
B) producers and primary consumers
C) photosynthesizers
D) autotrophs
E) green plants - ANSWER: Answer: D
,Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Synthesis/Evaluation
6) In autotrophic bacteria, where are the enzymes located that can carry on carbon fixation (reduction
of carbon dioxide to carbohydrate)?
A) in chloroplast membranes
B) in chloroplast stroma
C) in the cytosol
D) in the nucleoid
E) in the infolded plasma membrane - ANSWER: Answer: C
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Application/Analysis
7) When oxygen is released as a result of photosynthesis, it is a direct by-product of
A) reducing NADP+.
B) splitting water molecules.
C) chemiosmosis.
D) the electron transfer system of photosystem I.
E) the electron transfer system of photosystem II. - ANSWER: Answer: B
Topic: Concept 10.1
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
8) A plant has a unique photosynthetic pigment. The leaves of this plant appear to be reddish yellow.
What wavelengths of visible light are being absorbed by this pigment?
A) red and yellow
B) blue and violet
C) green and yellow
D) blue, green, and red
E) green, blue, and yellow - ANSWER: Answer: B
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Application/Analysis
9) Halobacterium has a photosynthetic membrane that is colored purple. Its photosynthetic action
spectrum is exactly complementary (opposite to) the action spectrum for green plants. What
wavelengths of light do the Halobacterium photosynthetic pigments absorb?
A) red and yellow
B) blue, green, and red
C) green and yellow
D) red and green
E) blue and red - ANSWER: Answer: E
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Synthesis/Evaluation
10) In the thylakoid membranes, what is the main role of the antenna pigment molecules?
A) split water and release oxygen to the reaction-center chlorophyll
B) harvest photons and transfer light energy to the reaction-center chlorophyll
C) synthesize ATP from ADP and i
D) transfer electrons to ferredoxin and then NADPH
E) concentrate photons within the stroma - ANSWER: Answer: B
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
, 11) Which of the events listed below occurs in the light reactions of photosynthesis?
A) NADP is produced.
B) NADPH is reduced to NADP+.
C) Carbon dioxide is incorporated into PGA.
D) ATP is phosphorylated to yield ADP.
E) Light is absorbed and funneled to reaction-center chlorophyll a. - ANSWER: Answer: E
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
12) Which statement describes the functioning of photosystem II?
A) Light energy excites electrons in the thylakoid membrane electron transport chain.
B) Photons are passed along to a reaction-center chlorophyll.
C) The P680 chlorophyll donates a pair of protons to NADP+, which is thus converted to NADPH.
D) The electron vacancies in P680+ are filled by electrons derived from water.
E) The splitting of water yields molecular carbon dioxide as a by-product. - ANSWER: Answer: D
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
13) Which of the following are directly associated with photosystem I?
A) harvesting of light energy by ATP
B) receiving electrons from the thylakoid membrane electron transport chain
C) generation of molecular oxygen
D) extraction of hydrogen electrons from the splitting of water
E) passing electrons to the thylakoid membrane electron transport chain - ANSWER: Answer: B
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
14) Some photosynthetic organisms contain chloroplasts that lack photosystem II, yet are able to
survive. The best way to detect the lack of photosystem II in these organisms would be
A) to determine if they have thylakoids in the chloroplasts.
B) to test for liberation of O2 in the light.
C) to test for CO2 fixation in the dark.
D) to do experiments to generate an action spectrum.
E) to test for production of either sucrose or starch. - ANSWER: Answer: B
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Application/Analysis
15) What are the products of linear photophosphorylation?
A) heat and fluorescence
B) ATP and P700
C) ATP and NADPH
D) ADP and NADP
E) P700 and P680 - ANSWER: Answer: C
Topic: Concept 10.2
Skill: Knowledge/Comprehension
16) As a research scientist, you measure the amount of ATP and NADPH consumed by the Calvin cycle
in 1 hour. You find 30,000 molecules of ATP consumed, but only 20,000 molecules of NADPH. Where
did the extra ATP molecules come from?
A) photosystem II