Name: ____________________
AP Biology
BioFlix Study Sheet for Photosynthesis
Refer to your book, BioFlix Animation, and BioFlix Tutorials if you need help.
1. Fill in the equation for photosynthesis:
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Source of
carbon and oxygen
+
Source of
electrons and hydrogen
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
Energy that drives
photosynthesis
2. Complete the chart for the stages of photosynthesis.
Stage of
Location in
Starting
Photosynthesis
Chloroplast
Molecule(s)
Light Reactions
Calvin Cycle
3. Overall, what does photosynthesis do?
4. In the space below, draw a road map of photosynthesis.
Sugar
Molecule(s)
Produced
gas produced from
splitting water
Summary of Stage
AP Biology
BioFlix Quiz - Photosynthesis
Write the answer to each question in the blank. Note that the order of the answer options does not match
the online version of the quiz.
____1. Which of the following equations represents photosynthesis?
A. 6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
B. 6H2O + 6O2 → C6H12O6 + 6CO2
C. C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O
D. 6CO2 + 6O2 → C6H12O6 + 6H2O
E. C6H12O6 + 6CO2 → 6O2 + 6H2O
____2. In which of the following organelles does photosynthesis take place?
A. Nucleus
B. Ribosome
C. Chloroplast
D. Mitochondrion
E. Central vacuole
____3. What connects the two photosystems in the light reactions?
A. A thylakoid
B. Chlorophyll
C. The Calvin cycle
D. An electron transport chain
E. A chain of glucose molecules
____4. What two molecules are produced by the light reactions and used to power the Calvin cycle?
A. CO2 and O2
B. G3P and H2O
C. C6H12O6 and O2
D. ATP and NADPH
E. C6H12O6 and RuBP
____5. What provides electrons for the light reactions?
A. O2
B. CO2
C. H2O
D. Light
E. The Calvin cycle
____6. What provides the carbon atoms that are incorporated into sugar molecules in the Calvin cycle?
A. RuBP
B. G3P (C3H6O3)
C. Glucose (C6H12O6)
D. Sucrose (C12H22O11)
E. Carbon dioxide (CO2)
____7. What transports electrons from the light reactions to the Calvin cycle?
A. NADH
B. FADH2
C. NADPH
D. Chlorophyll
E. An electron transport chain
____8. The
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
light reactions take place in the _________ and the Calvin cycle takes place in the _________.
thylakoids; stroma
stroma; thylakoids
mitochondria; chloroplasts
chloroplasts; mitochondria
inner membrane; outer membrane