Name:_______________________________________

Photosynthesis Unit Test

Please read each question carefully.
Take your time and keep in mind the experiments we have done in class.
All multiple choice are 2 points per question, the test is out of 54 points.
There are 4 points in bonus questions

1) Most of the energy used by life on earth comes from the

a) rotation of the earth
b) weather
c) sun
d) moon
.
2) Where do plants get the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?
a) water
b) the sun
c) the air
d) glucose
.
3) Why is Chlorophyll green?
a) it absorbs green wavelengths
b) it reflects green wavelengths
c) of an optical illusion caused by transmitted light
d) it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths which makes green
.
4) In plants, light energy is converted into ________ energy.
a) heat
b) chemical
c) kinetic
d) wind
.
5) Plants produce what two products in photosynthesis?
a) carbon dioxide and oxygen
b) glucose and carbon dioxide
c) oxygen and glucose
d) nitrogen and glucose
.
6) What is adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
a) an energy source for plants
b) an energy source for animals
c) an energy source for both plants and animals
d) a compound created by the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
.7) Which organism is an autotroph?
a) a dog
b) a cat
c) a tree
d) a human
.
8) Where do the light dependent reactions occur within a plant cell?
a) Stroma
b) Thylakoid membrane
c) Thylakoid space
d) Stomata
.
9) The Calvin cycle occurs in the
a) Thylakoid membrane
b) Stroma
c) mitochondria
d) photosystem 2
.
10) What are the 3 reactants of photosynthesis?
a) carbon dioxide, water, and light
b) carbon dioxide, cytoplasm, and light
c) carbon monoxide, water and light
d) carbon monoxide, cytoplasm, and water
.
11) Which organism is a heterotroph?
a) grass
b) a bush
c) a bunny
d) a flower
.
12) The part of photosynthesis that does not require light is known as
a) the Calvin cycle
b) the Krebs cycle
c) the Darwin cycle
d) the Hooke cycle
.
13) What two products come from the light dependent reaction and are used in the Calvin
cycle?
a) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate
(NADPH)
b) Water, Glucose
c) Carbon dioxide, glucose
d) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and the ETC
.
14) In what stage of the Calvin cycle is ribulose-1, 5-biphosphate (RuBP) regenerated?
a) Carbon Fixation Stage
b) Light dependent reactions
c) Regeneration Stage
d) Reduction Stage
.
15) In what step of the light dependent reaction does the light first hit and excite the electrons?
a) Photosystem 1
b) Photosystem 2
c) The Electron Transport Chain (ETC)
d) Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+)
.
16) What is the main enzyme involved in the light dependent reaction?
a) Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco)
b) Pancreatic Lipase
c) adenosine triphosphate synthase (ATP Synthase)
d) Ligase
.
17) What is the structure that allows gas exchange (carbon dioxide and oxygen) into and out of
the leaf plant cells?
a) mesophyll
b) Stomata
c) Veins
d) the large central vacuole
.
18) Water and sugar are transported by plants using
a) veins
b) stomata
c) the electron transport chain (ETC)
d) microscopic dump trucks
.
19) What is the relationship between photosynthesis, and cellular respiration?
a) they are the same
b) they have no relationship
c) have they a reverse relationship
d) respiration has an extra oxygen molecule
.
20) In what organelle does photosynthesis occur?
a) Mitochondria
b) Chloroplast
c) Chlorophyll
d) Cytoplasm
.
21) Which is the correct chemical formula for photosynthesis?
(assume light energy is present in all answers, and don't worry about the balance of each
equation)
a) CO2+H20 --> C6H12O6 + O2
b) C6H12O6 + H20 --> C6H1206 + O2
c) CO2 + H20 --> C6H12O8
d) CO2 + ATP + H20 --> C6H12O6 + O5
.
22) Define Chromatography. Then list one use of Chromatography. (1 point each)
(Think about the lab we did this week)
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________

23) Briefly explain what happens in each stage.

1. Carbon fixation stage of the Calvin cycle
2. What is reduced in the reduction stage of the Calvin cycle
3. Regeneration stage of the Calvin cycle
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
________________

24) Below is a cross section of a leaf. The Colored version of this slide is on the board.
Label the following structures with arrows (1 point per structure)
1. upper epidermis 2. mesophyll 3. lower epidermis 4. guard cells, 5. Stomata.
25) Lets say we did a class experiment with 6 plants of the same kind (controlled variable) and
we
grew them in different temperatures (changing variable) and observed their rates of
photosynthesis. The class data was then plotted below:

What can you conclude from this data about the effect of temperature on the rate of
photosynthesis for this plant? (2 points max)

____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________

26) Extra Credit: (2 points max)

What is the function of the Xylem and Phloem in a plant stem?
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________
27) Extra Credit (2 points)
Name an organism that is both an autotroph and a heterotroph
____________________________________________________________________________
__