Name: ________________________
Class: ___________________
Date: __________
Photosynthesis Quiz
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. Most of the energy used by life on Earth comes from the
a. rotation of the Earth
c. weather
b. moon
d. sun
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2. Where do plants get the carbon dioxide needed for photosynthesis?
a. water
c. the air
b. the sun
d. glucose
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3. Chlorophyll is green because
a. it absorbs green wavelengths
b.
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it reflects green wavelengths of light
4. Cellular respiration occurs in
a. animals only
b. plants only
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of an optical illusion caused by
transmitted light
it absorbs blue and yellow wavelengths,
which makes green
animals and plants
bacteria only
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5. Light energy is converted to chemical energy through the process of
a. photosynthesis
c. cellular respiration
b. glycolysis
d. fermentation
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6. Which of the following do not carry out photosynthesis?
a. plants
c. algae
b. certain prokaryotes
d. animals
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7. Plants produce what two products in photosynthesis?
a. carbon dioxide and oxygen
c. glucose and carbon dioxide
b. oxygen and glucose
d. nitrogen and glucose
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8. Plant cells have
a. mitochondria only
b. chloroplasts only
c.
d.
both mitochondria and chloroplasts
neither mitochondria nor chloroplasts
9. Where does cellular respiration occur?
a. in mitochondria
b. in chloroplasts
c.
d.
in the Golgi apparatus
in the cytoplasm
c.
d.
an energy source for animals
an energy source for both plants and
animals
c.
d.
a tree
a human
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____ 10. What is ATP?
a. An energy source for plants
b. a compound created by the smooth
endroplasmic reticulum
____ 11. An example of an autotroph is
a. a dog
b. a cat
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____ 12. Which pigment reflects green light and absorbs the other colors of light to provide energy for
photosynthesis?
a. chlorophyll
c. thylakoids
b. carotenoids
d. chloroplasts
____ 13. Which pigment reflects orange, yellow, and red light and absorbs the other colors to provide energy for
photosynthesis?
a. chlorophyll
c. thylakoid
b. carotenoids
d. chloroplast
____ 14. Where are the pigments located in the chloroplast?
a. in the thylakoid
c. in the mitochondria
b. in the carotenoids
d. in the chlorophyll
____ 15. Photosynthesis takes what 3 things to create energy?
a. carbon dioxide, water, and energy
c. carbon monoxide, water, and energy
b. carbon dioxide cytoplasm, and energy
d. carbon monoxide, cytoplasm, and
energy
____ 16. An example of a heterotroph is
a. grass
b. a bush
c.
d.
a bunny
a flower
____ 17. The part of photosynthesis that does not require light is known as
a. The Calvin Cycle
c. The Darwin Cycle
b. The Krebs Cycle
d. The Hooke Cycle
____ 18. What is the role of NADPH in photosynthesis
a. storing light
c.
b. storing water
d.
storing carbon dioxide
storing energy
____ 19. What is the name of the sugar that is formed during photosynthesis?
a. fructose
c. glucose
b. sucrose
d. lactose
____ 20. Which of the following is a factor that can affect photosynthesis?
a. too much water
c. too much sun
b. too little oxygen
d. too little glucose
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Photosynthesis Quiz
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