Chap. 7- REAL NOTES – Flashcards
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Electromagnetic
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Sunlight is a type of _______ energy.
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Six
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To produce one glucose, the Calvin cycle needs to be run through _______ time(s).
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Light
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What is the source of energy that provides the boost for electrons during photosynthesis?
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Grana
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Chloroplasts contain disk-like membranous sacs arranged in stacks called
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Chlorophyll a
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Which of the following photosynthetic pigments can be found at the photosystem reaction center?
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Structure C
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In this drawing of a chloroplast, which structure represents the thylakoid membrane?
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The release of energy by the excited electron can be as heat, light, or fluorescence
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Which of the following statements about the absorption of photons by pigment molecules is true?
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Burning wood contributes more to acid rain than burning fossil fuels
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Which of the following statements regarding photosynthesis and carbon dioxide is false?
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6 CO2 + 6 H2O + sunlight --> C6H12O6 + 6 O2
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The summary equation for photosynthesis is
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The final electron acceptor is NADP+ and not oxygen
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Photophosphorylation differs from oxidative phosphorylation in that
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The bottom of the electron transport chain
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The electrons lost from the reaction center of photosystem I are replaced by electrons from
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Occurs when carbon and oxygen from CO2 are incorporated into an organic molecule
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Carbon fixation
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H2O
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The electrons lost from the reaction center of photosystem II are replaced by electrons from
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NADP+ is reduced to NADPH
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As a result of the cascade of electrons down the electron transport chains of the light reactions
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A fuel for cellular respiration and a starting material for making other organic molecules
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Plants use sugars as
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H+...stroma...H+
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In photophosphorylation, energy from electron flow is used to transport _______ from the ______ to the thylakoid compartment, generating a concentration gradient of _______.
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Carotenoids
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Plants cells are protected from the harmful effects of oxygen radicals with
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Absorb more CO2 than the plants under the green light
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Based on your knowledge of the process of photosynthesis, the plant in the container placed under red light would probably
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CO2 is needed to produce sugars in the Calvin cycle
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Carbon dioxide absorption is an appropriate indicator of photosynthesis because
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Shuttle electrons along in a series of redox reactions
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The electron transport chains of the light reactions
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Each preferentially absorbs slightly different wavelengths of light
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How do the reaction centers of photosystem I and II differ?
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In photosynthesis, carbon dioxide is reduced to form sugar, while in respiration, sugar is oxidized to form carbon dioxide
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Which of the following statements concerning the role of redox reactions in photosynthesis and cellular respiration is true?
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Photoautotrophs
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Autotrophs that utilize light as their energy source are
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ATP, NADPH, O2
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Which of the following are produced during the light reactions of photosynthesis?
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Through an electron transport chain molecule
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According to this figure, how do H+ ions make their way from the stroma to the thylakoid interior?
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Water
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The oxygen released into the air as a product of photosynthesis comes from
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Chlorofluorocarbons
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Which of the following has been a major source of ozone destruction over the past 50 years?
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Stroma
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In the chloroplast, sugars are made in a compartment that is filled with a thick fluid called the
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Three
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Ozone consists of ______ oxygen atom(s)
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G3P
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The Calvin cycle constructs _______, an energy-rich molecule that a plant cell can then use to make glucose or other organic molecules
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Stomata
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CO2 enters and O2 escapes from a leaf via
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The greenhouse effect is exacerbated by the use of fossil fuels
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Which of the following statements about the greenhouse effect is true?
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Glucose, ADP, NADP+
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Which of the following are produced during the Calvin cycle?
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Thylakoid membranes...stroma
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The light reactions occur in the ______, while the Calvin cycle occurs in the _______
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Chlorophyll a reflects green light
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Why are most plants green?
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Green
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Which of the following colors contributes the least energy to photosynthesis?
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Have mitochondria and chloroplasts
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Plant cells
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Producers
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What is the name given to organisms that can make their own food and the food for the biosphere?
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Photons
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The energy that excites P680 and P700 is supplied by
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Photosynthesis
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The ultimate source of all the food we eat and the oxygen we breathe is
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Reduced by photosynthesis, which removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
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The greenhouse effect is
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Concentrated in a zone of leaf tissue called the mesophyll
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In most green plants, chloroplasts are
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Thylakoid membranes
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Where is chlorophyll found in a plant cell?
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Chemical...food...light
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Mitochondria transfer ______ energy from ______ to ATP; chloroplasts transform _______ energy into the chemical energy of ATP
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Protects Earth from UV radiation
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Ozone
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Photon
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A packet of light energy is called a
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Carbon dioxide
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Photosynthetic organisms derive their carbon from