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Bio II Ch. 7 Groupwork Assignment

True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 
Photosynthesis is the basis of life for 99% of all organisms, because without it, no life could exist.
 

 2. 
We can see other wavelengths of the electromagnetic spectrum with the naked eye?
 

 3. 
A large portion of the available energy is utilized by living things.
 

 4. 
Light dependent reactions can only take place in the presence of sunlight.
 

 5. 
Light independent reactions can only take place in the presence of sunlight.
 

 6. 
Cyclic photophosphorylation splits water.
 

 7. 
Non-cyclic photophosphorylation splits water.
 

 8. 
Chemiosmosis only works with non-cyclic photophosphorylation.
 

 9. 
Some photosynthetic bacteria utilize the cyclic electron pathway only.
 

 10. 
Every turn of the Calvin cycle will fix a carbon atom.
 

 11. 
The plant can turn PGAL into anything it wants.
 

 12. 
RuBisCo can fix carbon dioxide or oxygen.
 

 13. 
Photorespiration is beneficial for a plant.
 

 14. 
Oxaloacetate is only formed during C4 photorespiration.
 

 15. 
Dark reactions only occur at night.
 

 16. 
Only C4 plants have mesophyll cells.
 

 17. 
85% of all plants are C3 plants.
 

 18. 
Succulent plants are known as C3 plants.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 19. 
Which wavelengths contain more energy, the longer or shorter ones?
a.
longer
b.
shorter
 

 20. 
Which wavelengths can cause tissue damage?
a.
longer
b.
shorter
 

 21. 
Out of all the colors of the visible light spectrum, which color is the worst absorbed during photosynthesis?
a.
violet
d.
yellow
b.
blue
e.
orange
c.
green
f.
red
 

 22. 
Leaves change color during the fall. Why are leaves mainly green during the spring and summer?
a.
chlorophyll masks the presence of other pigments
b.
chlorophyll is the only pigment present
c.
photosynthesis cannot occur unless the plant is green
d.
because when the yellow pigments and blue pigments are mixed, you get a green hue
 

 23. 
Only ____% of the solar energy directed toward earth reaches the earth’s surface.
a.
2
e.
42
b.
12
f.
52
c.
22
g.
62
d.
32
h.
72
 

 24. 
What percentage of the solar energy reaching the earths surface is utilized by producers?
a.
2
e.
42
b.
12
f.
52
c.
22
g.
62
d.
32
h.
72
 

 25. 
What is the name of the instrument that is used to measure how much light is absorbed when light passes through a pigment sample?
a.
respirometer
e.
dynometer
b.
centrifuge
f.
PCR sequencer
c.
autoclave
g.
vacuum chamber
d.
spectrophotometer
h.
chromotography chamber
 

 26. 
What is the name of the organelle that is responsible for photosynthesis?
a.
endoplasmic reticulum
e.
ribosome
b.
lysosome
f.
golgi body
c.
mitochondrion
g.
chloroplast
d.
centriole
h.
vacuole
 

 27. 
In the formula for photosynthesis, where does the oxygen that is put into the atmosphere originally come from?
a.
water
b.
carbon dioxide
 

 28. 
Where do light dependent reactions take place?
a.
outer membrane of chloroplast
e.
nucleoplasm
b.
inner mitochondrial membrane
f.
outer mitochondrial membrane
c.
cytosol
g.
thylakoid space
d.
thylakoid membrane
h.
stroma
 

 29. 
Where do light independent reations occur?
a.
outer membrane of chloroplast
e.
nucleoplasm
b.
inner mitochondrial membrane
f.
outer mitochondrial membrane
c.
cytosol
g.
thylakoid space
d.
thylakoid membrane
h.
stroma
 

 30. 
There are ____ photosystems.
a.
1
e.
5
b.
2
f.
6
c.
3
g.
7
d.
4
h.
8
 

 31. 
Which photosystem works first?
a.
1
e.
5
b.
2
f.
6
c.
3
g.
7
d.
4
h.
8
 

 32. 
What wavelength of light is best absorbed by PS I?
a.
P100
e.
P500
b.
P200
f.
P600
c.
P300
g.
P700
d.
P400
h.
P800
 

 33. 
What wavelength of light is best absorbed by PS II?
a.
P80
e.
P480
b.
P180
f.
P580
c.
P280
g.
P680
d.
P380
h.
P780
 

 34. 
Where do the numerous H+ ions come from?
a.
they come from the robbing of an electron from oxygen when water splits
b.
they come from the robbing of an electron from hydrogen when water splits
c.
they come from ATP when it is broken down into ADP
d.
they come from ADP when it is cycled back into ATP
e.
they come from photons
f.
they come from pigmant complex when they are excited
g.
they come from the splitting of carbon dioxide gas
h.
they come from the splitting of nitrogen gas
 

 35. 
Where does the Calvin cycle occur?
a.
on the outer membrane of the thylakoid
b.
on the inner membrane of the thylakoid
c.
on the inner membrane of the mitochondrion
d.
on the outer membrane of the mitochondrion
e.
in the thylakoid space
f.
in the stroma
g.
in the intermembrane space of mitochondrion
h.
in the cytosol
 

 36. 
H+ ions are pumped from the
a.
stroma into the thylakoid space during chemiosmosis.
b.
thylakoid space into the stroma during chemiosmosis.
 

 37. 
Where are the photosystems located?
a.
in the stroma
b.
on the outer membrane of the chloroplast
c.
on the outer membrane of the mitochondrion
d.
within the thylakoid membrane
e.
on the inner membrane of the mitochondrion
f.
in the cytosol
g.
in the intermembrane space of the mitochondrion
h.
in the thylakoid space
 

 38. 
What is Mr. Calvin’s first name?
a.
Mark
e.
Kip
b.
Thomas
f.
Nicholas
c.
Frederick
g.
Melvin
d.
Anthony
h.
Andrew
 

 39. 
Which is not a stage of the Calvin cycle?
a.
regeneration
c.
glycolysis
b.
fixation
d.
reduction
 

 40. 
Rubisco is a  _____________ working enzyme.
a.
fast
b.
slow
 

 41. 
Which is more efficient in hot weather?
a.
C3 respiration
b.
C4 respiration
 

 42. 
When do CAM plants fix their carbon?
a.
in the morning
c.
in the early evening
b.
in the afternoon
d.
during the night
 

 43. 
Which pathway fixes carbon by a physical partitioning of cells?
a.
C3
b.
C4
 

 44. 
Which pathway fixes carbon by a temporal partition?
a.
C3
c.
CAM
b.
C4
 

 45. 
In a C4 plant, which cell is on top and does not allow oxygen to reach the Calvin cycle
a.
mesophyll
b.
bundle sheath
 

 46. 
In the electromagnetic spectrum, which wavelength is the most powerful?
a.
radio
e.
ultraviolet
b.
X rays
f.
microwaves
c.
infrared
g.
visible light
d.
gamma
 

 47. 
In the electromagnetic spectrum, which wavelength is the least powerful?
a.
radio
e.
ultraviolet
b.
X rays
f.
microwaves
c.
infrared
g.
visible light
d.
gamma
 

 48. 
How many carbons are in PGAL?
a.
1
e.
5
b.
2
f.
6
c.
3
g.
7
d.
4
h.
8
 

 49. 
How many carbons are in RuBP?
a.
1
e.
5
b.
2
f.
6
c.
3
g.
7
d.
4
h.
8
 

Multiple Response
Identify one or more choices that best complete the statement or answer the question.
 

 50. 
Choose the reactants in the photosynthetic equation.
 a.
water
 e.
hydrogen
 b.
carbon dioxide
 f.
water
 c.
glucose
 g.
nitrogen
 d.
oxygen
 h.
chlorophyll
 

 51. 
Choose the products in the photosynthetic equation.
 a.
water
 e.
hydrogen
 b.
carbon dioxide
 f.
water
 c.
glucose
 g.
nitrogen
 d.
oxygen
 h.
chlorophyll
 

 52. 
Choose the wavelength types that are longer than visible light.
 a.
infrared light
 d.
microwaves
 b.
gamma rays
 e.
X rays
 c.
ultraviolet light
 f.
radio waves
 

 53. 
Choose the wavelength types that are shorter than visible light.
 a.
infrared
 d.
microwaves
 b.
gamma rays
 e.
X rays
 c.
ultraviolet light
 f.
radio waves
 

 54. 
Out of all the colors of the visible light spectrum, which three are the best for photosynthesis?
 a.
violet
 d.
yellow
 b.
blue
 e.
orange
 c.
green
 f.
red
 

 55. 
Out of all the colors of the visible light spectrum, which two are in the middle range for being absorbed?
 a.
violet
 d.
yellow
 b.
blue
 e.
orange
 c.
green
 f.
red
 

 56. 
The purpose of light dependent reactions is to produce
 a.
glucose
 e.
carbon dioxide
 b.
ATP
 f.
RuBP
 c.
oxygen
 g.
NADPH
 d.
water
 h.
oxaloacetate
 

 57. 
The purpose of light independent reactions is to produce
 a.
oxaloacetate
 e.
PEPcase
 b.
RuBP
 f.
phosphoglycolate
 c.
NADPH
 g.
carbon dioxide
 d.
PGAL
 h.
ATP
 

 58. 
Which reactions are known as the synthesis reactions?
 a.
light dependent
 c.
light
 b.
light independent
 d.
dark
 

 59. 
Which reactions are known as the energy-capturing reactions?
 a.
light dependent
 c.
light
 b.
light independent
 d.
dark
 

 60. 
The products of non-cyclic (linear) photophosphorylation is/are
 a.
glucose
 e.
NADPH
 b.
ATP
 f.
water
 c.
carbon dioxide
 g.
oxygen
 d.
ADP
 h.
FAD
 

 61. 
Choose the names of all the photosystems.
 a.
PSI
 e.
PSV
 b.
PSII
 f.
PSVI
 c.
PSIII
 g.
PSVII
 d.
PSIV
 h.
PSVIII
 

 62. 
Which are the products of photorespiration?
 a.
PGAP
 e.
oxygen
 b.
PGAL
 f.
oxaloacetate
 c.
phosphoglycolate
 g.
PEP
 d.
glucose
 h.
carbon dioxide
 

Completion - COPY AND PASTE TO ENSURE ACCURACY!
Complete each statement with the following word bank. Some are used more than once.
aborption spectrum       action spectrum       ATP synthase complex       cavity       electron transport chain       energy-capturing        gradient       granum       green       orange       oxaloacetate       oxygen       PGAL       photon       pigment complex       proton       ribulose bisphosphate       rubisco       pepcase       solar energy       stomates       stroma       synthesis       thylakoid       yellow
 

 63. 
The energy packet in the wavelength of visible light is called a ________________.
 

 

 64. 
A ________________ are the cells responsible for absorbing light in a photosystem.
 

 

 65. 
The ___________________ is a measurement of the amount of oxygen produced by each wavelength of light during photosynthesis.
 

 

 66. 
The ________________ is a measurement of the amount of sunlight absorbed by each wavelength of light during photosynthesis.
 

 

 67. 
What is a flattened sac inside a photosynthetic organelle called? _______________
 

 

 68. 
What is one stack of flattened sacs called? _______________
 

 

 69. 
Name the dense fluid that surrounds stacks of discs inside a chloroplast. _______________
 

 

 70. 
Another name for light dependent reactions is _____________ reactions.
 

 

 71. 
Another name for light-independent reactions is __________________ reactions.
 

 

 72. 
Light dependent reactions capture _____________________.
 

 

 73. 
In a photosystem, the light gathering ______________________________ absorbs solar energy.
 

 

 74. 
A series of carriers that pass electrons from one to the other is known as the _______________________________________.
 

 

 75. 
We can also call a H+ ion a ___________________.
 

 

 76. 
What is another name for a lumen?
 

 

 77. 
A H+ ion pump is used to set up a ___________________.
 

 

 78. 
When H+ ions diffuse, they flow through a(n) ___________________.
 

 

 79. 
____________________ is the product of the Calvin cycle that can be converted to all sorts of organic molecules.
 

 

 80. 
Name the organic compound that attaches to carbon dioxide in the C3 pathway.
 

 

 81. 
Name the enzyme that helps attach carbon dioxide to RuBP in the C3 pathway.
 

 

 82. 
Name the enzyme used in C4 photorespiration.
 

 

 83. 
Name the four carbon molecule formed by the C4 pathway.
 

 

 84. 
Name the enzyme used in C3 photorespiration.
 

 

 85. 
Plants breathe through holes in their leaves called __________________.
 

 

 86. 
The final acceptor of electrons in the non-cyclic pathway is ________________.
 

 

 87. 
Chlorophyll A and B appear _____________ in color.
 

 

 88. 
Carotenoids appear _____________ and  (continued with next question)
(put answer in alphabetical order with respect to next question)
 

 

 89. 
(Question #88 continued) _________________ in color.
(put answers in alphabetical order with respect to previous question)
 

 

Matching
 
 
a.
RuBP
f.
PEPcase
b.
PGA
g.
RuBisCO
c.
PGAP
h.
oxoloacetate
d.
PGAL
i.
phosphoglycolate
e.
PEP
j.
CAM
 

 90. 

 glyceraldehyde -3-phosphate
 

 91. 

 a waste product formed during photorespiration
 

 92. 

 crassulacean acid metabolism
 

 93. 

 enzyme that can fix carbon dioxide in the C3 pathway
 

 94. 

 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate
 

 95. 

 a 4 carbon molecule formed in the C4 pathway
 

 96. 

 enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide only, PEP carboxylase
 

 97. 

 a 5 carbon molecule that attaches to carbon dioxide, ribulose bisphosphate
 

 98. 

 enzyme that can fix oxygen in the C3 pathway
 

 99. 

 a 3 carbon molecule that attaches to carbon dioxide, phosphoenolpyruvate
 

 100. 

 3-phosphoglycerate
 



 
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