QUIZ 8A PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Name _________________________________________
1) What is the name of a stack of thylakoids?
a. a mitochondria
b. a stroma
c. a granum
d. a matrix
e. a chloroplast
2) The Calvin Cycle:
a. takes place in the mitochondria
b. requires light
c. takes place in the stroma
d. takes place inside the thylakoid
e. both b and c are true
3) Which of the following is/are part of (embedded in) the innermost membrane of the chloroplast?
a. chlorophyll
b. electron transport chain
c. Calvin Cycle
d. Krebs Cycle
e. both a and b
4) Which of the following is/are parts of the Synthesis Reactions of photosynthesis?
a. chlorophyll
b. electron transport chain
c. Calvin Cycle
d. Krebs Cycle
e. both a and b
5) The product made by the electron transport chain is:
a. glucose
b. CO2
c. chlorophyll
d. ATP
e. all of the above
6) Where does the oxygen produced by plants come from?
a. glucose
b. CO2
c. chlorophyll
d. H2O
e. all of the above
7) In the experiment with the Elodea plant, what solution was used and why?
a. sodium chloride for optimal osmosis
b. sodium bicarbonate for optimal osmosis
c. sodium bicarbonate as a carbon source
d. sodium bicarbonate as a buffer
e. sodium chloride as a carbon source
8) Which of the following would have been an acceptable substitute for the solution we used in the
Elodea experiment?
a. 1% calcium chloride solution
b. 1% magnesium sulfate solution
c. water we had spent 10 minutes bubbling with our breath through a straw
d. only the solution we used would work in this experiment
9) Does photosynthesis require light from the sun? (hint: remember our experiment)
a. yes
b. no
10) Which wavelength of light is LEAST useful for photosynthesis?
a. red
b. yellow
c. green
d. blue
11) Which wavelength of light is NOT absorbed by chlorophyll?
a. red
b. yellow
c. green
d. blue
12) Where does photosynthesis take place in land plants?
a. nucleus
b. chloroplast
c. mitochondria
d. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
e. rough endoplasmic reticulum
13) (extra credit) Which of the following is/are true?
a. a protein called rubicso is used by plants to gather CO2 from the air
b. there is an animal that is capable of photosynthesis
c. photons of light excite electrons in chlorophyll
d. chlorophyll and carotenoids are major photosynthetic plant pigments
e. all the above are true
QUIZ 8B PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Name _________________________________________
1) What is the name of a stack of thylakoids?
a. a mitochondria
b. a stroma
c. a granum
d. a matrix
e. a chloroplast
2) The Calvin Cycle:
a. takes place in the mitochondria
b. requires light
c. takes place in the stroma
d. takes place inside the thylakoid
e. both b and c are true
3) Which of the following is/are part of (embedded in) the innermost membrane of the chloroplast?
a. chlorophyll
b. electron transport chain
c. Calvin Cycle
d. Krebs Cycle
e. both a and b
4) Which of the following is/are parts of the Synthesis Reactions of photosynthesis?
a. chlorophyll
b. electron transport chain
c. Calvin Cycle
d. Krebs Cycle
e. both a and b
5) The product made by the electron transport chain is:
a. glucose
b. CO2
c. chlorophyll
d. ATP
e. all of the above
6) Where does the oxygen produced by plants come from?
a. glucose
b. CO2
c. chlorophyll
d. H2O
e. all of the above
7) In the experiment with the Elodea plant, what solution was used and why?
a. sodium chloride for optimal osmosis
b. sodium bicarbonate for optimal osmosis
c. sodium bicarbonate as a carbon source
d. sodium bicarbonate as a buffer
e. sodium chloride as a carbon source
8) Which of the following would have been an acceptable substitute for the solution we used in the
Elodea experiment?
a. 1% calcium chloride solution
b. 1% magnesium sulfate solution
c. water we had spent 10 minutes bubbling with our breath through a straw
d. only the solution we used would work in this experiment
9) Does photosynthesis require light from the sun? (hint: remember our experiment)
a. yes
b. no
10) Which wavelength of light is LEAST useful for photosynthesis?
a. red
b. yellow
c. green
d. blue
11) Which wavelength of light is NOT absorbed by chlorophyll?
a. red
b. yellow
c. green
d. blue
12) Where does photosynthesis take place in land plants?
a. nucleus
b. chloroplast
c. mitochondria
d. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
e. rough endoplasmic reticulum
13) (extra credit) Which of the following is/are true?
a. a protein called rubicso is used by plants to gather CO2 from the air
b. there is an animal that is capable of photosynthesis
c. photons of light excite electrons in chlorophyll
d. chlorophyll and carotenoids are major photosynthetic plant pigments
e. all the above are true