Lab Virtual 1 Overview of Photosynthesis

1.

Parte A

Which of these equations best summarizes photosynthesis?

6 CO2 + 6 H2O C6H12O6 + 6 O2

Parte B

Where does the Calvin cycle occur?

Parte C

The light reactions of photosynthesis use _____ and produce _____.

water ... NADPH

2.

Parte A

Identify the chloroplast.

Parte B

Identify the stroma.

E
Parte C

Identify a thylakoid.

3. _____ has a longer wavelength than _____.

Red ... Green

4. .

Parte A

Which term describes ATP production resulting from the capture of light energy by chlorophyll?

Photophosphorylation

Parte B

True or false? The chemiosmotic hypothesis states that the synthesis of ATP generates a proton
gradient that leads to electron flow through an electron transport chain.

False

Parte C

According to the chemiosmotic hypothesis, what provides the energy that directly drives ATP
synthesis?

Proton gradient
 Parte D

Which of the following particles can pass through the ATP synthase channel?

Protons

Parte E

True or false? The region of ATP synthase that catalyzes the production of ATP from ADP and
inorganic phosphate spans the chloroplast membrane.

False

Parte F

Chloroplast membrane vesicles are equilibrated in a simple solution of pH 5 . The solution is then
adjusted to pH 8 . Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from these experimental
conditions?

ATP will not be produced because there is no ADP and inorganic phosphate in the
solution.

5.

Parte A

Which process produces oxygen?

Photosynthesis

Parte B

Which set of reactions uses H2O and produces O2?

The light-dependent reactions

Parte C

What is the importance of the light-independent reactions in terms of carbon flow in the
biosphere?

The light-independent reactions turn CO2, a gas, into usable carbon in the form of
sugars

Parte D

True or false? The light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis use water and produce oxygen.

True
 Parte E

Which of the following molecules is the primary product of photosystem I?

NADPH

Parte F

What is the biological significance of the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?

They convert carbon dioxide to sugar.

Parte G

Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between the light-dependent
and light-independent reactions of photosynthesis?

The light-dependent reactions produce ATP and NADPH, which are then used by
the light-independent reactions.

Parte H

Which of the following reactions ensures that the Calvin cycle can make a continuous supply of
glucose?

Regneration of RuBP

6.

Parte A

Which of these phosphorylates ADP to make ATP?

E
Parte B

_____ releases energy that is used to pump hydrogen ions from the stroma into the thylakoid
compartment.

Parte C

_____ splits water into 1/2 O2, H+, and e- .

Parte D

Energized electrons from ____ enter an electron transport chain and are then used to reduce
NADP+.
 C

Parte E

Chlorophyll can be found in _____.

A and C

7. .

Parte A

In C3 plants the conservation of water promotes _____.

Photorespiration

Parte B

In C4 and CAM plants carbon dioxide is fixed in the _____ of mesophyll cells.

Cytoplasm
 Parte C

C4 plants differ from C3 and CAM plants in that C4 plants _____.

transfer fixed carbon dioxide to cells in which the Calvin cycle occurs

8. .

Parte A

Carbon fixation involves the addition of carbon dioxide to _____.

RuBP

Parte B

After 3-PGA is phosphorylated, it is reduced by _____.

NADPH

Parte C

How many carbon dioxide molecules must be added to RuBP to make a single molecule of
glucose?

Parte D

In the Calvin cycle, how many ATP molecules are required to regenerate RuBP from five G3P
molecules?